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Trade nominee Ron Kirk agrees to pay back taxes

By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent David Espo, Ap Special Correspondent – Mon Mar 2, 6:18 pm ET

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AP – In this Dec. 19, 2008 file photo, Ron Kirk, President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Trade Representative-designate, …

WASHINGTON – Ron Kirk, nominated as U.S. Trade Representative in the Obama administration, owes an estimated $10,000 in back taxes from earlier in the decade and has agreed to make his payments, the Senate Finance Committee said Monday.