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On the recordMarch 7, 2011
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345et seq., it is hereby ordered that:
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Memorandum on Designation of Officers of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence To Act as Director of National Intelligence

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