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Published 11/24/2008 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker
(CNN) — Sources close to the Obama transition team say Economics Berkeley Professor Christina Romer will be named Chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisors.
Romer is a bit different than the typical pick for an economic leadership post: she's a female, an academic, and a Washington outsider.
The job is a different one than the [...]
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