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Obama's impressive new OLC chief

A law professor with a history of strident condemnation of Bush radicalism is named to one of the most important positions in the executive branch.
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  • Monday, January 5, 2009 01:33 PM

    ProGrocker

    Though I'm no fan of the Obama's-got-a-master-plan conspiracy theories...

    Me neither, but Obama is on the record as saying at a recent press conferrence that he was the change agent. This was in response to a good question regarding the number of Clinton admin. veterans he'd picked up, and "where's the change in that?". Obama stated that he was the change--"That's my job".

    Obama's comment at that presser should be booknoted, for future reference.

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