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Goldman Executive Named as Obama Adviser

Sun, 07/19/2009 - 3:32pm — Randall Kohn

From the New York Times via Bloomberg:

Goldman Executive Named as Obama Adviser

By BLOOMBERG NEWS
Published: July 18, 2009

The Divine Right of Kennedys

Fri, 12/19/2008 - 4:56am — Iphie

And a heavily padded resume.

The more I learn about this, the more offended I become and the more opposed I am to the thought of handing Caroline Kennedy a senate seat as if it were her birthright.

We are told by those who know (and whose word should not be questioned) that she deserves this position because of critical and unique qualities that only she possesses -- prestige, name-recognition, respect, and fundraising prowess -- not to mention the beneficence of Teddy Kennedy. We are to believe that the patina of Camelot will somehow arrest the ambition and needs of ninety-nine other senators in deference to the interests of New York.

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