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huffingtonpost.com - 4/22/2009
Ellen Moran, White House Communications Director, Leaving For Commerce Post
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WASHINGTON — White House communications director Ellen Moran is stepping down to be chief of staff to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, becoming the first senior adviser to President Barack Obama to leave the West Wing. The move, just three months into the new presidency, will take place ...
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