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Posted at 01:16 PM ET, 11/20/2012

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By Al Kamen
A key Obama voting bloc is looking for some payback.

By Al Kamen  |  01:16 PM ET, 11/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ken Salazar, Interior Department, Hilda Solis, Labor Department, Jon Tester, Heidi Heitkamp, John Berry, Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers, Antonio Villaraigosa, Manny Diaz, Ralph de la Vega, Cesar Conde, Univision, AT&T, Penny Pritzker, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop

Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 11/07/2012

Obama’s cabinet: Some go, some stay

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Don’t look for wholesale, rapid turnover.

By Al Kamen  |  12:59 PM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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