WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama was poised to tap Republican Sen. Judd Gregg as his commerce secretary but officials cautioned Sunday the move would not deliver Democrats complete control of the Senate as they had hoped.
Leading the pack to replace the fiscal conservative was his former chief of staff and a veteran of the Reagan White House, Bonnie Newman. Officials expect New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, would name her to fill the final two years of Gregg's term. Newman would not seek the seat for a full term in 2010.
By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press Writer
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