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...current board members are a mix of academics and practitioners. Barr said he assumes the White House “looks at people who are interested in legal aid to the poor in drawing up the board...
According to Levi, each nominee had to undergo a thorough vetting process by the White House and the FBI before being confirmed by the Senate. Levi said he answered the committee’s questions in writing and in discussions with Senators...
...Staff writer William N. White can be reached wwhite@fas.harvard.edu...
...about the benefits of the new reform law in advance of November elections. "If we can teach the public what's in it, it can help trump the politics of repeal," says one person involved in this effort, which is likely to work with Anita Dunn, who resigned as White House communications director in December. "We need to build a political case for health care reform over the next 10 months." (See what health care reform really means...
...rationale is fairly simple. The pen used to sign historic legislation itself becomes a historical artifact. The more pens a President uses, the more thank-you gifts he can offer to those who helped create that piece of history. The White House often engraves the pens, which are then given as keepsakes to key proponents or supporters of the newly signed legislation. When Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, he reportedly used more than 75 pens (video footage can be found here, although camera cutaways make it hard to keep track) and gave one of the first...