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On the recordJanuary 26, 2009
What Barack Obama very much needs now is a Jack Welch-type figure to come in and to run this stimulus program and especially to oversee the spending side.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen suggests that Obama needs a strong manager to oversee the stimulus program effectively.

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