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Obama Wants Orszag At OMB
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
... Barack Obama has tapped CBO director Peter Orszag to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, my collegues at National Journal report today. ...
Peter Orszag: Obama's Budget Director?
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... has reportedly been tapped as Obama's budget director, the National Journal reports. Orszag, another Clinton veteran, would be at a cabinet level position if he decided to take the Office of Management and Budget job. ...
Peter Orszag: Obama's Budget Director?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... has reportedly been tapped as Obama's budget director, the National Journal reports. Orszag, another Clinton veteran, would be at a cabinet level position if he decided to take the Office of Management and Budget job. ...
Potentially strong cabinet moves
Political Animal —
... to that Marc Rich issue.) Moreover, while the OMB is technically not part of the cabinet, its director is considered cabinet level, and Peter Orszag would be a fine choice . President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to tap Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag, once a veteran economic adviser in the Clinton White House, to become his budget director, according to several National Journal sources. The Office of Management and Budget job -- seen as a key post to help Obama deliver on his domestic policy agenda amidst the gloom of a $700 billion federal financial ...
Obama Picks Orszag as Budget Chief
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
President-elect Obama "is preparing to tap Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag, once a veteran economic adviser in the Clinton White House, to become his budget director," according to the National Journal. ...
Remainders: Vetting?
Ben Smith's Blog —
... position on Lieberman shows he puts policy above process.
His McCain '08 Bumper Sticker disappeared.
The Fix says Beau Biden won't accept a Senate appointment.
Change.gov gets less fiery.
Poland's foreign minister jokes Obama's grandparents ate a Polish missionary, but only as an example of a joke he won't tell.
Obama is considering Sen. Max Cleland for a top Cabinet position, says the Washington Times.
Obama will name Peter Orszag Congressional Budget Office Director says the National ...
Greasing the Skids for Kennedy Care
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
One Troubling Implication of an Otherwise Solid Appointment
National Journal
reports that Barack Obama has selected CBO Director Peter Orszag
to head up the Office of Management and Budget. Orszag is widely
respected on both sides of the aisle for his professionalism and
his command of budgetary detail. He's almost certainly more
supportive of expanded government than the typical Red State
reader, but at least he's likely to be a straight shooter. His
appointment also suggests that one of Barack Obama's priorities as
president will be controlling ...
Rumors Of Appointments
Obsidian Wings —
... Today's rumors seem less speculative than most, so I'm going to break with normal practice and report them. First, the National Journal reports that Obama will make Peter Orszag to head up the Office of Management and Budget. Orszag is now at the Congressional Budget Office; I think he's very good. ...
Orszag Appointment Greases Skids for Kennedy Care?
Weekly Standard Blog —
National Journal reports that Barack Obama has selected CBO Director Peter Orszag to head up the Office of Management and Budget. Orszag is widely respected on both sides of the aisle for his professionalism and his command of budgetary detail. The Orszag appointment also suggests that one of Barack Obama's priorities as president will be controlling health care costs, which Orszag has consistently identified as essential to getting the government's fiscal house in order.
Multiple reports suggest that leading Democratic senators will make health ...
Diversity: Obama Taps First-Ever Blogger to Be in Cabinet
Political Punch —
... Diversity: Obama Taps First-Ever Blogger to Be in Cabinet November 19, 2008 4:57 PM 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, ...
