President-elect nominates FCC Chief and more
From The Caucus Blog at the New York Times:
President-elect Barack Obama intends to nominate Julius Genachowski , an adviser on technology issues and longtime friend, to become the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, advisers to Mr. Obama said.
…and this, good news for net neutrality proponents:
During the campaign, Mr. Genachowski shaped many of Mr. [...]
President-Elect Obama Chooses Bill Richardson for Commerce Secretary
In his latest cabinet announcement, President-elect Obama selected New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as his Commerce Secretary.
For a slideshow of the Richardson announcement as well as photos of other cabinet appointments visit: Yahoo News
USA Today offers a poll on how Americans view Obama’s cabinet appointments thusfar. From the article by Susan Page:
By 69%-25%, those surveyed [...]