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On the recordApril 5, 2011
It is not uncommon, whether the President is George W. Bush or Barack Obama, to have something that looks like administrative Swiss cheese.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Critiquing the frequent vacancies in the Executive Branch across administrations.

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