multiple Democratic sources say billionaire Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker is Obama's choice for commerce secretary. Pritzker ran Barack Obama's record-breaking fundraising effort, serving as the campaign's finance chair.For more on subprime Penny Pritzker.For more on the Pritzker family fortune and The Chicago Mob.Here's even more on the subject of the Pritzker family and The Chicago Mob.
The sources say Prtizker would accept the job, which would be formally offered after vetting is complete. But whether the rigors of the Obama vetting process will present a challenge to a businessperson with no record in public office -- and presumably extensive financial holdings -- is still a question.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Sources: Penny Pritzker to be Commerce Secretary
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