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Michelle Malkin notes the pressure to get more Latino appointments in the Obama Cabinet. For some reason, the appointment of Bill Richardson to Commerce reminds me of the late Ron Brown, who was memorably mourned by Bill Clinton. Watch out for those Balkan trade missions, Bill.
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A better version is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf8TOGrq8Bo
The video isn't scrunched and the audio is clearer.
Boy, that takes me back...
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