Obama delivering diversity, but several minority groups seek more appointments
Thursday, December 4, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama, soon to be the first black U.S. president, is on the road to making good his pledge to have a Cabinet and White House staff that are among most diverse ever, although some supporters are asking him to go even further.
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