Richard Parsons May Be Considered For Commerce Secretary
News comes after former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson withdrew his nomination for the post
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/6/2009 11:20:00 AM MT
CNN was reporting late Tuesday that Richard Parsons, former chairman of CNN parent Time Warner, may be in line for Commerce Secretary in the Obama administration.
That comes after former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson withdrew his nomination for that post Sunday (Jan. 4) due to an ongoing investigation into campaign contributors and state contracts.
The Parsons nomination, while a surprise, would not exactly be out of the blue. He is one of a dozen members of the
That news came not long after CNN confirmed that its chief medical correspondent,
Sanjay Gupta, was being considered for Surgeon General.
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Oh, puh-leeze!!! Parsons rode Time Warner, both the company and the stock price, into the...
Chrs Caratzas - 2009-7-1 16:25:00 -
Why? His carrying water behind-the-scenes for Gerry Levin in the AOL/Time Warner merger? His...
bpittman - 2009-7-1 10:38:00
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