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1. 8.1. Obama's Administration
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Check out our picks for the top image-makers in the Obama administration and on Capitol Hill.

Bipartisanship (Really!), At Least Where Toyota Is Concerned

Last week, I reported that Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood was developing legislation to stop DOT employees from leaving their government jobs for cushy positions at the car companies they previously regulated. Now we have more detail - he’s teaming up not with Democrats, but with Republican Darrell Issa (R-Calif), one of Toyota’s fiercest critics. Issa’s spokesman Kurt [...]

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The Morning Plum

The Plum Line by Greg Sargent

* GOP expands its air-war offensive: The NRCC is expanding its health care ad campaign, a GOP official says, targeting two new House Dems to pressure them to vote No on the Senate bill: Chris Carney of Pennsylvania and Steve Driehaus of Ohio. Here’s a script of the version hitting Carney: Is Chris Carney’s political career on [...]

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Gov-O-Meter

	Despite tough talk, Democratic primary challenge hasn't materialized	Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senator (since January 2009)
	Senate GOPers licking their chops over March 23 face-off	Eric Holder Attorney General (since February 2009)
	FCC chief to deliver first nationwide broadband access plan	Julius Genachowski Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (since June 2009)
	GOP Transpo secretary says he supports health-care reform	Raymond H. LaHood Secretary of Transportation (since January 2009)

Issue of the week: Financial Regulatory Reform

Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

U.S. Senator (since January 1981)

Timothy Geithner

Treasury Secretary (since January 2009)

Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)

U.S. Senator (since January 2007)

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Robert A. Harding

Transportation Security Administrator-designate (since March 2010)

Hill Staffer Spotlight

Jonah Blank

Meet Jonah Blank, Afghanistan expert and senior staffer for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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Most Viewed Profiles

Eric J. J. Massa

U.S. Representative (since January 2009)

Barack Obama

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

Rahm Emanuel

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

Nancy Pelosi

U.S. Representative (since June 1987)

Bart Stupak

U.S. Representative (since January 1993)

Susan Sher

Chief of Staff to the First Lady (since June 2009)

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