Sources tell Radio Iowa former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack will be with President-elect Barack Obama tomorrow in Chicago at the Drake at 10:45 a.m. (Iowa time), to be introduced as Obama's pick for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. That link takes you to the Radio Iowa story which includes interviews with Senators Harkin & Grassley as well as details on the four other Iowans who've been US ag sec.
Here's my blog post from 11/5/08 regarding Vilsack & the job of ag secretary.
About O.Kay Henderson
Kay is a founding member of the Radio Iowa network newsroom. In 1994, she became the network’s news director. She’s a featured reporter and commentator on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press,” and the 2002 recipient of the Shelley Award.
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