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Salary Freeze Got You Down?

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To hear President Obama tell it (or at least joke about it), White House aides are none too pleased that he has moved to freeze their salaries as part of his ongoing effort to trim federal spending. From his remarks at a bill-signing ceremony today in which he touted the cost-cutting initiative:

We froze salaries for senior White House staff -- hence the glum faces.

Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.

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