On the recordNovember 18, 2008
I can't recall a president-elect naming any major Cabinet offices before December 1.
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “I can't recall a president-elect naming any major Cabinet offices before December 1.”
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Begala comments on the unprecedented pace at which the president-elect is appointing cabinet members.
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