CHICAGO - DECEMBER 19: President-elect Barack Obama (C) speaks during a press conference to announce his nomination of venture capitalist Karen Mills (R), nominated to head the Small Business Administration, U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL), nominated for transportation secretary, at the Drake Hotel December 19, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama also made a statement about the U.S. President George W. Bush's auto industry loan package. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

CHICAGO - DECEMBER 19: President-elect Barack Obama (C) speaks during a press conference to announce his nomination of venture capitalist Karen Mills (R), nominated to head the Small Business Administration, U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL), nominated for transportation secretary, at the Drake Hotel December 19, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama also made a statement about the U.S. President George W. Bush's auto industry loan package.

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