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Uber hires former Obama adviser Plouffe

By Ken Thomas
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s former campaign manager and White House senior adviser David Plouffe is joining car service startup Uber as it seeks to expand in cities worldwide.

Plouffe will serve as Uber’s senior vice president of policy and strategy, bringing a campaign mindset to a company that has faced resistance in some U.S. cities from the taxi industry and regulators.

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