N.Y. Times: WH: Anthony Foxx in Line for Transportation Post (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/04/28/us/politics/ap-us-obama-foxx.html)
QuotePresident Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as his new transportation secretary, a White House official said Sunday.
QuoteIf confirmed by the Senate, Foxx would replace outgoing Secretary Ray LaHood.
QuoteFoxx is Obama's first black nominee among the new Cabinet members appointed for the second term. The president faced criticism early in his second term for a lack of diversity among his nominees.