It looks like former Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan will face few - if any obstacles - on his way to becoming President-Elect Barack Obama's Education Secretary. Duncan came out of a two-hour senate hearing with nary a hair on his head ruffled. Obama's personal point guard also solicited praise from Republican members of the hearing committee. Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson (GA), said of Duncan,"I've been involved in education in my entire public-service career and never had a more enjoyable conversation with anyone than I had with you when we met the other day. I want to commend you on what you've accomplished." And Rep. Sen. Richard Burr (NC) called Duncan one of "the two smartest nominees the president has appointed," the other being Nobel-prize winning physicist Dr. Steven Chu, Obama's nominee for Energy Secretary. more ›