Senate Approves Former Wash Governor For Commerce

By Matthew DalyAssociated Press, San Jose Mercury News: Politics
Tue, 03/24/2009 - 3:53pm

WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed former Washington Gov. Gary Locke as commerce secretary. The 59-year-old Locke was the nation's first Chinese-American governor.

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