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Muckety mover - Senate confirms Sunstein

By Muckety

September 11, 2009 at 11:48am
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In the heat of the 2008 presidential campaign, an ill-advised remark about Hillary Rodham Clinton (”She is a monster”) appeared to have cost Samantha Power a continuing role in Barack Obama’s inner circle.

It was a shame. Power is an expert on genocide, a Pulitzer Prize winner and a convincing speaker.

But just when we thought she was out, they pull her back in.

In January, Obama appointed Power as senior director for multilateral affairs at the National Security Council.

On Thursday, the Senate confirmed her husband, Cass Sunstein, as director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

Sunstein is a favorite target of the right. Politico reports that the Senate vote was 57-40, with just five Republicans supporting the nomination.

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2 Comments

  • #1.   Timothy Rigney 09.13.2009

    i.m.o., nobody ever actually thought she was “out” in the first place.

    “Never let them know what you’re thinking.” ;)

    P.S. - Believe it or not??? These people have cell phones.

  • #2.   Laurie Bennett 09.13.2009

    True. But being able to communicate isn’t the same as holding an official position. Unless, of course, you’re Tom Daschle.

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