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The Plum Book
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
The latest edition of the Plum Book --
a compilation of all of the political jobs in the Bush Administration -- is out today. It's a must read for anyone interested in working in the Obama administration. The book includes who currently holds each position along with salary information. If you're interested in other political jobs, check out Political Wire's extensive job board.
What a Plum!
Talking Points Memo —
... After every presidential election, the US government releases the so-called "Plum Book", a list of the seven thousand or so political jobs in the gift of the new administration. The new one was released this morning and you can see it here. ...
This Biden will take as weregild…
Unqualified Offerings —
By Thoreau At the end of Olbermann’s show, while he was chatting with Rachel Madow, I learned a fascinating thing: Every 4 years the federal government publishes a “Plum Book” detailing various executive branch positions. The Office of the Vice President is ...
Cheney Codifies His False View Of Vice President’s Office Into Official ‘Plum Book’ Of Federal Jobs
Think Progress —
Every four years, the federal government produces the “Plum Book,” listing “more than 7,000 government jobs that are likely to open up with the presidential transition.” This year, the book was published by the Senate Committee on Government Affairs (publication duty alternates between the Senate and the House Committee on Government Reform), which is chaired by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT). Lieberman described it as “essential reading for anyone interested in pursuing public service in the executive branch of ...
WhiteHouse.gov's Political Appointments: Finally Get Your Foot in the Door at the Abe Lincoln Commission
techPresident —
... A White House spokesperson said that the Presidential Personnel Office is in the process of filling between 3,000 and 4,000 of the 7,000 jobs listed in the Plum Book, to be filled at the pleasure of the president. Those jobs are actually a sign of the power that Obama wields : the PPO was created in the late 20th century to wrest away from political parties the rather valuable things that are these political appointments. ...
