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Obama Picks Ex-GOP Rep. Northup for Consumer Post

By Keith Koffler
Roll Call Staff
July 30, 2009, 8:29 p.m.

President Barack Obama will nominate former Republican Rep. Anne Northup of Kentucky to serve as a commissioner on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the White House announced Thursday night.

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor leaves the podium after speaking to reporters at the Republican National Committee following a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Feb. 7.

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