blogs.abcnews.com - 11/20/2008
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Peter Orszag, the man who President-elect Obama has tapped to be his director of the Office of Management and Budget, (as first reported by National Journal and confirmed by ABC News) is currently director of the Congressional Budget Office, where...
politico.com - 11/23/2008
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As the top tier of his cabinet comes
into focus it looks unlikely that Obama will break...
new ground when it comes to fashioning a bipartisan government.
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Whither the cabinet Republicans?
washingtonpost.com - 11/22/2008
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Michael Calderone's Blog —
... Jake Tapper has discovered another first for the Obama administration: a blogger in the cabinet. Peter Orszag, who'll become director of the Office of Budget and Management, has kept ...
Orszag Hangs Up His Blog
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Cast of Characters Orszag Hangs Up His Blog By Garance Franke-Ruta Peter Orszag has been hailed as the first blogger to join the White House at Cabinet rank, as well as for his fiscal acumen. Having been named by President-elect Barack Obama to head the Office of Management and Budget, he has now ...
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