By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the Transportation Department, according to three people familiar with the plans. Buttigieg, one of Biden's rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, was a breakout star of the primaries, sharing victory in the nation's first caucus with Bernie Sanders. He suspended his campaign before Super Tuesday and endorsed Biden. Biden has compared the 38-year-old Buttigieg to his late son, Beau. 'To me it's the highest compliment I can give any man or woman. And, […]
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