| Obama is delivering diversity, but some seek more (AP) [11 mins][Washington, DC] AP - 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. He added to the minority representation at the top of his administration Wednesday when he named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Hispanic, as Commerce Secretary. | Europe poised to cut rates as global slump deepens (Reuters) [49 mins][Leinfelden-Echterdingen] Reuters - Central banks in Europe are poised to slash interest rates on Thursday to try to contain a global economic slump that appears to be spreading faster than policy makers in the industrialized countries had anticipated. |