Obama's Inner Circle
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Ray LaHood
Secretary of Transportation
Date of Birth: December 6, 1945
Place of Birth: Peoria, Illinois
LaHood spent 14 years as a member of the House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 18th District.
What do you think of the people who make up Barack Obama's inner circle? And how is Obama's administration doing so far?