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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bentway who wrote (145901)	9/15/2014 12:16:21 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

Interestingly enough, some of Bush's cabinet appointments had no experience in the work performed under that cabinet position. Many were just shills from the industries they were supposed to "regulate", told to "facilitate". Yup. Hence their lack of interest in regulating.

To: bentway who wrote (145901)	9/15/2014 2:13:37 PM
From: pcstel	1 Recommendation Recommended By Brian Sullivan Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Feel free to point those out.. infoplease.com Hmmm.. Speaking of appointees that were friends.. How about Obama's pick for Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission? Julius Genachowski nytimes.com ****************************** President-elect Barack Obama intends to nominate Julius Genachowski, an adviser on technology issues and a longtime friend, to become the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, advisers to Mr. Obama said. Mr. Genachowski, 46, played a leading role in the Obama campaign’s highly successful online strategy and was a major fundraiser for the campaign. He and Mr. Obama both attended Columbia, though they were in different classes. They became friendly at Harvard Law School, where they both served in top positions at the Harvard Law Review . They have also been basketball buddies. *******************************