The OMB director's job can be a post of unequaled power in shaping economic policy, or it can be relegated to little more than government bookkeeping, massaging the numbers so they justify decisions made elsewhere.

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That job seems easy compared with Fayyad's new post, Palestinian Authority prime minister.

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The EPA's decision to post job openings after sequestration began angered union officials who argued the agency should be using any available money to reduce the number of furlough days instead of hiring new employees.

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