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FarCenter

(19,429 posts) Wed Jan 30, 2013, 06:12 PM Jan 2013

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REPORT: Obama Mega-Donor Penny Pritzker Will Be The Next Secretary Of Commerce

The Washington Post reports that Penny Pritzker, the 255th wealthiest American, is in the running to be President Barack Obama's next Commerce Secretary — and may have already topped the list.

Pritzker, the CEO of PSP Capital Partners and Pritzker Realty Group, is estimated to have a net worth in excess of $1.8 billion, accumulated in part through her inheritance

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/report-obama-mega-donor-penny-pritzker-will-be-next-secretary-of-commerce-2013-1

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REPORT: Obama Mega-Donor Penny Pritzker Will Be The Next Secretary Of Commerce (Original Post) FarCenter Jan 2013 OP

Just wonderful Ivoted Jan 2013 #1

Now that you've started, please share your concerns. nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #3

Booooo! sadbear Jan 2013 #2

Unionhating Hyatt Heir Appointed as Obama's Commerce Secretary elehhhhna Jan 2013 #4

To Pritzger: boohiss! ananda Jan 2013 #5

Didn't she sit on her hands in the last campaign? bluestateguy Jan 2013 #6

what, no republicans available lol nt msongs Jan 2013 #7

Ivoted

(11 posts)

1. Just wonderful

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 06:14 PM

Jan 2013

If this was a news story from a banana republic it would be highlighting corruption.

OldDem2012

(3,526 posts)

3. Now that you've started, please share your concerns. nt.

Reply to Ivoted (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 06:17 PM

Jan 2013

sadbear

(4,340 posts)

2. Booooo!

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 06:16 PM

Jan 2013

C'mon President Obama. You can do better!

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

4. Unionhating Hyatt Heir Appointed as Obama's Commerce Secretary

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 06:17 PM

Jan 2013

There, that's better.

ananda

(28,860 posts)

5. To Pritzger: boohiss!

Reply to elehhhhna (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 06:17 PM

Jan 2013

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bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)

6. Didn't she sit on her hands in the last campaign?

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 06:22 PM

Jan 2013

I think she just gave the individual minimum and didn't do much else, unlike in 2008.

msongs

(67,405 posts)

7. what, no republicans available lol nt

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 06:41 PM

Jan 2013

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