President-elect Barack Obama 's expected announcement today of his last three Cabinet-level picks -- outgoing Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) as secretary of transportation, former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk as U.S. trade representative and Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-Calif.) as secretary of labor -- ends the first... -
Diversity, Alacrity, Fraternity
President-elect Barack Obama 's expected announcement today of his last three Cabinet-level picks -- outgoing Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) as secretary of transportation, former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk as U.S. trade representative and Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-Calif.) as secretary of labor -- ends the first...-
By Al Kamen