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Who Forced Greg Craig To Leave The White House?

As Steve Clemons mentions, it appears to have been Rahm Emanuel–a theory that is backed up by people like Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio.

Scapegoating Gregory Craig

Reading the story about his departure brings to mind this article, in which I argued that Gregory Craig, the outgoing White House Counsel, was being made a scapegoat for the Obama Administration’s failure to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

Leaving So Soon? Obama’s Crew Jumps Ship

Personnel departures from an Administration are not supposed to take place en masse until either the end of a one-term Presidency, or well into the second term, when it is clear that the President in question is a lame duck. But as with so many other subjects, when it comes to personnel, the Obama Administration is breaking new ground.

- March 22, 2010 -

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