President-elect Barack Obama has picked or is considering an array of Washington insiders and outsiders, including some Republicans, for Cabinet and other top positions, according to Democratic and transition officials. They include:
TREASURY SECRETARY
Timothy Geithner, president of Federal Reserve Bank of New York, nominated Nov. 24.
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NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL DIRECTOR
Lawrence Summers, former treasury secretary, nominated Nov. 24.
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SECRETARY OF STATE
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., former first lady and one-time rival of Obama's for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
Eric Holder, former deputy attorney general.
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DEFENSE SECRETARY
Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig.
Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., critic of Iraq war, retiring from Senate.
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., member of Senate Armed Services Committee.
John Hamre, former deputy defense secretary, now president of Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D.
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HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY
Gov. Janet Napolitano, D-Ariz.
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CIA DIRECTOR
John Brennan, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR
Denny Blair, retired admiral and former commander of the U.S. Pacific Command.
Former Rep. Tim Roemer, D-Ind., and member of the Sept. 11 commission.
Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., who heads the House Homeland Security subcommittee on intelligence.
Don Kerr, No. 2 official in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Jami Miscik, former head of CIA's analytical operations.
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NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
Retired Marine Gen. James Jones.
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COMMERCE SECRETARY
Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR
Peter Orszag, director of Congressional Budget Office.
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ENERGY SECRETARY
Dan Reicher, director of climate change and energy initiatives at Google, former assistant energy secretary in charge of efficiency and renewable energy programs in the Clinton administration.
Former Rep. Philip Sharp, D-Ind., president of Resources for the Future think tank.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. D-Kan.
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INTERIOR SECRETARY
Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz.
Former Gov. John Kitzhaber, D-Ore.
Former Gov. Tony Knowles, D-Alaska.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif.
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EPA ADMINISTRATOR
Lisa P. Jackson, commissioner of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Mary Nichols, head of California Air Resources Board.
Kathleen McGinty, former secretary of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
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HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz.
Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.
Renee Glover, head of Atlanta's housing authority
Nicolas Retsinas, director of Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies
Shaun Donovan, commissioner of New York City's housing department.
Adolfo CarriDon Jr., Bronx borough president
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LABOR SECRETARY
Ed McElroy, former president of the American Federation of Teachers
Former Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo.
Linda Chavez-Thompson, former AFL-CIO vice president
Former Rep. David Bonior, D-Mich., member of Obama's Transition Economic Advisory Board.
Maria Echaveste, former Clinton White House adviser.
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EDUCATION SECRETARY
Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes.
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
Arne Duncan, chief executive officer of Chicago public schools.
Linda Darling-Hammond, education professor at Stanford University.
Colin Powell, former secretary of state, former chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY
Jane Garvey, former head of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Mortimer Downey, former deputy transportation secretary.
Gephardt.
Sebelius.
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AGRICULTURE SECRETARY
Tom Buis, president of National Farmers Union.
Former Rep. Charles Stenholm, D-Texas.
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VETERANS AFFAIRS
Tammy Duckworth, a disabled Iraq war veteran and Illinois veterans affairs director.
Former Sen. Max Cleland. D-Ga., a Vietnam veteran who lost three limbs after a grenade blast.
Current VA Secretary James Peake.
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, D-Md.
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