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4. Issue of the week: The 2010 Census
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1. 7.1. Obama's Administration
2. 7.2. State Lawmakers
3. 7.3. Executive Branch

Budget Battles

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David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii)

In The Office: Department of Energy Chief of Staff Rod O’Connor

The Cabinet Room by Amanda Erickson

Rod O’Connor comes to the Department of Energy with some serious green pedigree. Chu’s chief of staff started his Washington career as a staffer to a junior senator from Tennessee named Al Gore. A few months later, Gore was tapped to be Clinton’s running mate. After their 1992 victory, O’Connor followed Gore to the White House, [...]

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Happy Hour Roundup

The Plum Line by Greg Sargent

* Must read: Harry Reid pens a scorching letter vowing the use of reconciliation and accusing the Senate GOP leadership of lying, obstructing, fearmongering, and every other type of mongering you can think of. Which will immediately cause GOP leaders to sob hot tears of shame. * But: A good point from Ezra Klein, [...]

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Gov-O-Meter

	The RNC buck stops with the loquacious chairman	Michael Steele Republican National Committee chairman (since January 2009)
	DOJ bashing decried by conservatives, but still resonates politically	Liz Cheney Co-Founder, Keep America Safe (Since 2009)
	Smooth Iraqi elections and top al-Qaeda capture are good news for the general	Gen. David Petraeus Commander, U.S. Central Command (since October 2008)
	Liberal blogger wants her to resign over public option	Lynn Woolsey U.S. Representative (since January 1993)

Issue of the week: The 2010 Census

Robert M. Groves

Census Director (since July 2009)

Gary Locke

Commerce Secretary (since March 2009)

Rebecca Blank

Under Secretary for Economic Affairs (since June 2009)

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Robert A. Harding

Transportation Security Administrator-designate (since March 2010)

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Eric J. J. Massa

U.S. Representative (since January 2009)

Rahm Emanuel

Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama (since November 2008)

Barack Obama

President of the United States of America (since January 2009)

Claire McCaskill

U.S. Senator (since 2007)

Steny H. Hoyer

U.S. Representative (since May 1981)

Robert Gibbs

White House Press Secretary (since January 2009)

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