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Source: Orszag tapped for Office of Management and Budget

 

Published 11/19/2008 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker

Peter Orszag is a veteran of the Clinton White House. CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama has picked Peter Orszag, the head of the Congressional Budget Office, to head his Office of Management and Budget, a top Democratic source told CNN Tuesday. Orszag, 39, is an expert on health care, pensions and Social Security policy. A [...] (link)

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