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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fishtm2001" data-source="post: 4457159" data-attributes="member: 54375">A senior economist for the White House Council of Economic Advisers, whose nomination to a post overseeing health insurance floundered in the wake of revelations of his financial ties to UnitedHealth Group, is now playing a key role overseeing a $30 billion recovery program being administered by UnitedHealth.After the White House withdrew Parente’s nomination in the face of congressional concerns about his relationships with the healthcare industry -- and UnitedHealth in particular – and omissions about finances that Parente had made on his financial disclosure form, the president appointed him to his current post, which does not require confirmation.That's nice.</blockquote>