Obama names Richardson to head Commerce Department
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081203/capt.87c5237afe4445f0b95c83497dc186b0.obama__ilpm101.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=ZekCXM35Zivwc39bbMsggg--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="President-elect Barack Obama and Commerce Secretary-designate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson take part in a news conference in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_cabinet)AP - President-elect Barack Obama named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary on Wednesday, filling a top economic post in troubled times and placing a second former campaign rival in his new Cabinet.</p><br clear="all"/>
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