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WATCH: GSA Conference Video Shows Armani Suits, Mega-Margaritas, Bubble Shows, Angry Clowns

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Potentially problematic and certainly embarrassing video of the General Services Administration's infamous $820,000 Las Vegas conferenc...

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Agency Head Resigns After Lavish Vegas Conference Expenses Revealed

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 04.02.2012

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WASHINGTON — A senior government official resigned Monday after a report concluded her agency improperly paid for an "over-the-top" training ses...

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How Obama Survived A Brush With Political Disaster

The New Republic | Noam Scheiber | Posted 02.13.2012

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Shortly after four o'clock on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 13, 2011, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner walked down the hallway near his office...

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Paul Ryan On Obama's 'Accounting Trick'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.12.2012

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The Obama administration's revised ruling on the contraception coverage that religious institutions must offer employees has not won over critics, des...

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TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.13.2012

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Today, the star of the show is... uhm... Jack Lew. Yeah! (Who is Jack Lew, again?) Oh, right, He's the White House Chief of Staff, and, I'm guessing, Tiger Beat cover model. Plus there will be some Rick Santorum, and, for some reason, Sarah Palin.

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Former Treasury Counselor Could Move To Goldman Sachs

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.01.2012

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The revolving door between Wall Street and Washington is about to turn once more. Richard Siewart, onetime counselor to Treasury Secretary Timothy...

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The Washington-Wall Street Revolving Door Keeps Spinning

Bill Moyers | Posted 03.25.2012

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And so it goes, the revolving door between government service and big money in the private sector spinning so fast it becomes an irresistible force hurling politics and high finance together so completely it's impossible to tell one from the other.

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Obama Makes New Appointment

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 03.18.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday named Jeffrey Zients as his acting budget chief but held off on nominating him for the permanent ...

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From Wall St. To Washington: Famous Moments In Revolving Door History

Posted 01.11.2012

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Want to get to Washington? Try going through Wall Street. As a look at any recent presidential administration will show, people move between the two w...

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Is White House Chief Jack Lew's Banking Background Bad News For Financial Reform?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 01.11.2012

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As President Barack Obama's new White House chief of staff, ex-banker Jacob Lew assumes a powerful position at the height of a Washington battle over ...

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Good News: Lew Foes Few

Jim Jaffe | Posted 03.11.2012

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It would be hard to find a Washington political insider with greater power and fewer enemies than Jack Lew, who's moving over from the OMB directorship, which he's occupied twice, to become the White House chief of staff.

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Obama's New Pick Won Praise From Top Republicans

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.09.2012

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President Barack Obama announced Monday that Jacob "Jack" Lew is replacing Bill Daley as White House Chief of Staff. As the White House's budget di...

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So Much for a Quiet Monday Afternoon

Mike Lux | Posted 03.10.2012

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I have been wondering when it was coming that Bill Daley would resign. I have known Daley for a quarter century now, and have always liked him personally, but Bill as chief of staff never made sense.

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Obama Chief Of Staff Resigning

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- In a significant shakeup at the White House, President Barack Obama announced Monday that William Daley is resigning as his chief of sta...

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Suskind's Confidence Men Raises Questions About Obama's Credibility

Dan Froomkin | Posted 01.31.2012

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The higher Barack Obama soars with his populist rhetoric, the more he calls attention to the enormous gap between the promise of hope and change that he campaigned on in 2008 and the actions he has taken as president -- especially regarding the economy.

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Outrage Over $16 Muffin Was Half Baked

Wyatt Kash | Posted 11.22.2011

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Trying to hold a legitimate off-site meeting doesn't come cheaply in Washington whether you're organizing it for the Department of Justice or private industry.

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Obama Goes Out For Post-Debt Ceiling Burgers

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 10.03.2011

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President Obama took five members of his staff out to lunch on Wednesday, to thank them for working so hard on the debt ceiling crisis for the past we...

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White House Still Pushing For 'Big' Debt Ceiling Deal

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 09.16.2011

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WASHINGTON — The next step in the weeks-long saga over how to increase the government's borrowing cap is to let House tea party forces try it th...

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McConnell Plan For Debt Ceiling May Be Final Answer, Insiders Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 09.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A key liberal insider and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) indicated on Sunday that the final debt ceiling deal will likely resemble something aki...

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House GOP Issues Subpoena Threat Over Obama Draft Executive Order

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel | Posted 07.10.2011

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Republican Reps. Darrell Issa and Sam Graves are signaling their intent to subpoena a top Obama administration official to testify about a controversi...

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Obama's Tax Deal: How Leaving Out the 99ers Impacts 2012 (VIDEO)

Janet Ritz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Soon, millions of middle class American citizens will join them in their plunge through the torn safety net this deal does not repair. And they will vote in 2012.

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Obama Nominee Doesn't Believe Deregulation Led To Financial Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 9 to 0 on Tuesday morning in favor of Lew's nomination and referred him ...

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Jack Lew: Obama's OMB Pick Oversaw Citigroup Unit That Shorted Housing Market

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama's choice to lead the White House budget office oversaw a Citigroup unit that profited off the housing collapse and financial cr...

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