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Meet Austan Goolsbee, Obama's Hilarious New Economic Chair

By Dana ChivvisSep 10th 2010 – 12:49PM

(Sept. 10) -- Austan Goolsbee, President Barack Obama's pick to replace Council of Economic Advisers Chairwoman Christina Romer, was once described by Washington Post columnist George F. Will as "a masochist with a sense of humor." The description is apt for one of Washington, D.C.'s most colorful personalities, the man...

Christina Romer, Key Economic Aide, Resigning

Aug 6th 2010 – 8:00AM
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Tim Sloan, AFP / Getty Images

WASHINGTON (Aug. 5) -- Christina Romer, one of President Barack Obama's most pivotal economic advisers, is resigning, a change that comes as the White House struggles to show signs of clear economic gains to a hurting nation. Romer, the head of the Council of Economic Advisers, announced her resignation Thursday,...

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