Peter Orszag has always had rough mornings. From our coverage of the recent scandal:

“It all has to do with ‘power is an aphrodisiac,’ ” said Stephen Hess, a presidential scholar at the Brookings Institution. “Peter is one of the most powerful guys in the U.S. government.”

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