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(Bad) Choices for Possible Obama Drug Czar

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Ramstad Seen as Possible Obama Drug Czar November 21, 2008 News Feature By Bob Curley As President-elect Barack Obama's transition team gathers steam, word is leaking out that recently retired Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) -- a strong advocate for addiction treatment and recovery -- could be in the running for the position of Obama's "drug czar." Drugs -- and the addiction issue in general -- got very little attention during the recently concluded presidential campaign, but now that Obama has won, his duties prior to taking office on Jan. 20 include selecting candidates for some of the top positions for his forthcoming administration. And although the job of director of the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has seemed almost invisible in recent years, in fact the "drug czar" is officially part of the president's Cabinet -- technically on par with the Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of State...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on November 24, 2008 (boomark / email).