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: Dispatches from the Culture WarsObama Downgrades Drug Czar
By Ed Brayton
President Obama has decided to downgrade the position of "drug czar" - really the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy - from its current cabinet-level status.
When Vice President Biden later today formally announces the nomination of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske as the new Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, he will also be in a way formally downgrading the office from Cabinet-level status to non-Cabinet level status...Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...The position of "Drug Czar" was created in 1988; after taking office in 2001 President George W. Bush elevated the "Drug Czar" to Cabinet-level status, a rank afforded other positions not officially in the Cabinet, such as director of the Office of Management and Budget, and U.S. Trade Representative.
Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on March 13, 2009 (boomark / email).
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