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Natural gas may have friend in White House

 
BY CHRIS CASTEEL | Published: November 7, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment
photo - In this June 6, 2008,, file photo Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., left, talks with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., at a Chicago 2016 Olympic rally at Daley Center Plaza in Chicago. Obama's campaign has approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about possibly serving as White House chief of staff, officials said Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
In this June 6, 2008,, file photo Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., left, talks with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., at a Chicago 2016 Olympic rally at Daley Center Plaza in Chicago. Obama's campaign has approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about possibly serving as White House chief of staff, officials said Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

WASHINGTON — The natural gas industry may have a powerful new ally in the White House with President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff.

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AT A GLANCE

Possible appointees

DEFENSE SECRETARY

→Current Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

→Former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig.

→Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., a critic of the Iraq war who is retiring from the Senate.

→Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., member of Senate Armed Services Committee.

SECRETARY OF STATE

→Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., former U.N. ambassador and energy secretary.

→Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., 2004 presidential nominee.

→Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., former chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

→Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., critic of Iraq war retiring from Senate.

ATTORNEY GENERAL

→Eric Holder, former deputy attorney general.

→Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano.

→Rep. Artur Davis, D-Ala., member of House Judiciary Committee.

→Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, former assistant U.S. attorney for civil rights.

HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY

→James Lee Witt, former FEMA director.

→Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Bratton.

→Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean, chairman of 9/11 commission.

→Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., chairwoman of Homeland Security intelligence subcommittee.

From Wire Services

Emanuel, who represents a Chicago-area district in the U.S. House, was a lead sponsor — with Rep. Dan Boren — of legislation this year to expand the use of natural gas vehicles. He also appeared at a Washington news conference with Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon about natural gas supplies and usage.

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