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Deese, 36, briefly served as the acting director of Obama’s budget office last year. He was a central figure in the auto industry bailout during Obama’s first term and helped honcho the tax plan the President unveiled in Tuesday’s State of the Union address. In his new role he’ll carry the title “senior adviser.”
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A key Democratic source said Podesta is “far and away” the No. 1 pick to be the chairman of Clinton’s campaign should she jump in the race. She has not yet said she’ll seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2016.
