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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/21/2009
Pay Freeze
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I’m watching Barack Obama on television talking about his plan for a “pay freeze” for White House senior staff. This is a nice gimmick, but it’s stupid policy. The amount of taxpayer money saved will be tiny. Meanwhile, this sort of thing can have a quite destructive ...
politico.com - 1/25/2009
Congress may soon freeze salaries
— politico.com — Obama’s decision to freeze top WH staff salaries could put pressure on congressional leaders to follow suit.... (more) Congress may soon freeze salaries

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/21/2009
Settlement Freeze
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — In the very early days of the Bush administration, George Mitchell was sent to the Holy Land... to do a report on the Second Intifada. The resulting document contained ideas that, had Bush actually followed them, could conceivably have done a ton of ... (more) Settlement Freeze

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politico.com - 1/21/2009
Chilly pay freeze for top Obama aides
— politico.com — Obama freezes pay for top aides making $100,000, signs executive orders aimed at creating the open government he repeatedly... promised on the campaign trail. (more) Chilly pay freeze for top Obama aides

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Obama touts 'transparency and the rule of law'
Political Animal — ... of White House aides making over $100,000 a year. The politics of this probably looks good to the public, even if, from a policy perspective, it's not especially effective . And while the salary freeze is generating headlines, ...

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swamppolitics.com 1/22/2009 — by Mark Silva Signing his first executive orders today, President Barack Obama imposed a freeze on the pay of White House staffers making more than $100,000 a year - there were 95 of them, at last count, making as much as $168,000 - and the new ...
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Politico - President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered a pay freeze for top aides making $100,000 or more and signed a series of executive orders aimed at creating the open government he repeatedly promised on the campaign trail.