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...that gap, though their success will depend on how well the protections work. The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument officially bans any material that might damage corals or sea life, but ocean currents still sweep 57 tons of garbage a year into the protected area - and cleanup efforts, hampered by budget reductions, can't keep pace. And the sheer isolation of the central Pacific monuments, which helps shield them from pollution, makes policing the waters even more difficult and costly. "Actually following through on this will be a real issue," says Diane Regas, managing director of the oceans program...
...Served eight terms in Congress, representing the Monterey area. While a Representative, Panetta worked on budgetary matters, environmental causes and civil rights issues. He was known for reaching across the aisle and for being a budget hawk...
...Served as Bill Clinton's director of the Office of Management and Budget and was promoted to chief of staff in 1994. (Mack McLarty, the previous chief of staff and a Clinton childhood friend, was thought to be ineffective at keeping the President disciplined.) In his new role, Panetta brought more structure to the office of the President, curtailing long, meandering meetings Clinton tended to have and limiting access to the President so he could focus on key issues and not get distracted...
...When I was at [the White House Office of Management and Budget], it was hard to find time to go to the bathroom. Now I can't eat. Maybe it's all working out." - on his appointment to serve as Clinton's Chief of Staff, New Yorker, July...
...expect to have more avenues for community input on the situation before it reaches a resolution.” He added that the closing of the Oliver Farnum Center was an issue of “utilization” and not driven by the governor’s emergency budget cuts in October.“If you look at who was using [the center], it mostly wasn’t seniors. It was our least profitable center, and there’s another similar one less than 2,000 feet away,” Bailey said...