CHICAGO - DECEMBER 15: President-elect Barack Obama looks on as his choice for energy secretary Nobel physics laureate Steven Chu speaks after Obama introduced his administration's selections for an energy and environmental team during a press conference at the Drake Hotel on December 15, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Following the introductions, Obama was questioned about the nature of Chicago politics and the recent arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

CHICAGO - DECEMBER 15: President-elect Barack Obama looks on as his choice for energy secretary Nobel physics laureate Steven Chu speaks after Obama introduced his administration's selections for an energy and environmental team during a press conference at the Drake Hotel on December 15, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Following the introductions, Obama was questioned about the nature of Chicago politics and the recent arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

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  10. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, right, and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke leave the stage after a clean energy and climate change discussion with business leaders, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington.
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  12. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 22: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) and Energy Secretary Steven Chu (R) participate in a roundtable discussion with executives at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building Room on September 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. Secretary Geithner hosted the discussion with executives of several renewable energy companies that received awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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