Obama to Appoint Cordray as Head of Consumer Bureau

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1. And I think he will make the announcement

when he speaks in OH in a bit over an hour from now.

Obama to GOP: Get the heck out of the way http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/obama-to-gop-get-the-heck-out-of-the-way/2012/01/04/gIQA2sWaaP_blog.html

As I expected, Obama is going to go for it: In his speech today in Ohio, he will announce a recess appointment for Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The bold move — which represents a declaration of executive power Obama had been uncomfortable with before — comes after Republicans had stalled Obama’s pick with a procedural move built around “pro forma” sessions designed to make recess appointments impossible.

By the way, is there a link to HTML tags around the new DU?