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Obama's commerce secretary pick, Penny Pritzker, gets smooth confirmation hearing in Senate
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary was questioned briefly about her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and her role as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the Bahamas, but those...Tags: Washington, DC, Chuck Grassley, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Ted Cruz, Chicago Mortgages
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John Kerry's brother, Cameron, to be acting Commerce secretary
WASHINGTON -- Cameron Kerry will serve as acting Commerce secretary starting June 1, joining his brother, Secretary of State John Kerry, in President Obama's Cabinet. Cameron Kerry, who has been general counsel at the Commerce Department since 2009,...
Tags: Washington, DC, Penny Pritzker, John Kerry, Edison International, John F. Kennedy
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Pritzker knows commerce
When business leaders complain that President Barack Obama has been at best neglectful and at worst hostile toward the nation's job creators, they cite a long list of grievances. On the list — not high, but on the list — is that when Obama...Tags: Hyatt Hotels Corp., Gary Locke, Penny Pritzker, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Elections
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Penny Pritzker is pick as commerce secretary
President Barack Obama lauded her skills, several prominent business groups quickly heaped praise and critics remained generally quiet after Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker was introduced Thursday as Obama's nominee to lead the Commerce...
Tags: American Enterprise Institute, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Rahm Emanuel, Career and Workplace, Government
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Penny Pritzker nominated for Commerce secretary
Tribune staffChicago business executive Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the new Secretary of Commerce on Thursday, in an expected move that could prove controversial for the longtime political supporter and fundraising heavyweight....Tags: Hyatt Hotels Corp., PlayStation Portable, Rahm Emanuel, Career and Workplace, Hinsdale
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Acting Commerce Secretary Blank leaving to head university
WASHINGTON -- Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, who has held the job since John Bryson resigned for medical reasons in June, is stepping down to become chancellor of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, she said Monday. Blank told her staff in...
Tags: National Weather Service, Penny Pritzker, Edison International, Gerald Ford, Business
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AmEx, Xerox CEOs reportedly considered for Obama Cabinet posts
WASHINGTON -- President Obama, who has faced criticism that he has been hostile to big business, reportedly is considering two major corporate chief executives for positions in his second-term Cabinet. American Express Co. Chief Executive Kenneth...
Tags: Washington, DC, Bloomberg L.P., Google+, Kenneth I. Chenault, Edison International
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Neurologist offers insight into seizure disorder
Last month, Commerce Secretary John Bryson, 68, resigned from his Cabinet post after suffering a seizure while driving, resulting in two car crashes. To get a better understanding of this condition, we turned to Dr. John Ebersole, a national authority...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Health, Heart Disease, Chemical Industry, Epilepsy
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Former Secretary Bryson Was Confused, Unaware, Crash Victims Tell KTLA
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Former Commerce Secretary John Bryson seemed confused, glassy-eyed and unaware after he allegedly rear-ended a Buick as it was waiting for a train to pass last month, the driver of that Buick told KTLA in an exclusive interview. "He...Tags: Washington, DC, Lawyers, Edison International, CNN (tv network), Justice System
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CEO-for-a-day parachutes out of Duke Energy with $44 million
For one day’s work, $44 million is a pretty sizable paycheck. For a few hours this week, William D. Johnson served as chief executive of Duke Energy Corp. before resigning. His departure package could include $7.4 million in severance, relocation...Tags: Corporate Officers, Google+, Duke Energy Corporation, Electricity Production and Distribution, Companies and Corporations
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911 call offers witnesses' account of Bryson hit-and-runs
L.A. NOWA 911 call released by San Gabriel police on Monday offers an account by two men who were in a vehicle allegedly struck by then-Commerce Secretary John Bryson, who was described by the men as a "drunk driver."... -
Commerce Secretary John Bryson resigns
WASHINGTON (AP)— Commerce Secretary John Bryson said Thursday he is resigning from the Obama administration after suffering a seizure earlier this month in the Los Angeles area. President Barack Obama said in a statement that he had accepted the...
Tags: Washington, DC, Judd Gregg, Gary Locke, Business, Government
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