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Czarred And Feathered

It's been suggested that the White House has more czars than the Russian Romanov dynasty. Has the administration forgotten that we have a government of elected officials, not of imperial appointments?

Czars, or functionaries with the task of ensuring White House commands are followed, have been part of the U.S. government for decades. It's unclear, though, how many are in this administration, as it is not an official title. PolitiFact.com from the St. Petersburg Times believes the count has swelled to as many as 28 under President Obama.


Kenneth Feinberg, the pay czar who is the special master on executive compensation,

Earl Devaney, who, as the stimulus accountability czar, will chair the Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board.

Green jobs czar

Van Jones.

TARP czar. Herb Allison

Great Lakes czar. Cameron Davis

Science czar. John Holdren i

Climate czar

Todd Stern

Car czar. Ed Montgomery

Urban affairs Czar

Adolfo Carrion J