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...LaHood's grandfather was a Lebanese immigrant. His family is Roman Catholic...
...Presided over Bill Clinton's 1998 impeachment trial in the House of Representatives. LaHood drew positive reviews for his handling of the tricky task...
...plucking his Transportation Secretary from the ranks of the GOP, Barack Obama wasn't breaking tradition but extending it. In 2000, George W. Bush tapped Democrat Norman Mineta for the post-the lone cross-aisle appointment of his Administration. There's reason to believe LaHood - a veteran Illinois pol who counts Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, as a close friend - will play far more than a token role in the incoming Democratic regime. At Transportation, LaHood will shepherd the massive public works program Obama announced on Dec. 6 as the centerpiece of a plan to jumpstart the economy...
...LaHood has a wife, Kathy, and four children...
...Graduated from Bradley University in 1971 with bachelor's degrees in education and sociology. Before entering politics in 1977 as an administrative assistant to Illinois Congressman Tom Railsback, LaHood taught junior high school social studies...