GOP uses Van Jones to launch czar revolt
Republicans who criticize the "czars" in the Obama White House have finally landed a major punch. Full Story »
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Kaizar Campwala - Sep 5, 2009 - 9:20 AM PDT
Uses Jones scandal to discuss Obama's use of czars, and the conservative reaction against them. Does a great job of framing how Obama is breaking new ground in his use of czars.
The Jones debacle shows how czars — dozens of powerful problem solvers tapped to tackle some of the thorniest problems facing the country — could continue to cause ... More »
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This piece reports on how Van Jones has become a political problem for the Obama administration and how a large number of nonconfirmed advisors could be a management problem as well as a continuing political issue. The reporting is reasonable but there is not much analysis here.
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