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Pot, kettles and politics by Arnold Sawislak
Washington report notes GOP charge of nepotism in Carter era highlighting eight couples earning $100000 or more in government roles. Key cases include Evan Dobelle and Kit Dobelle with $50000 salaries, Ellsworth Bunker and Carol Laise, plus past officials under Ford Nixon and Eisenhower. Authors suggest pay scales existed pre Carter and critique political cronies versus capable appointees.
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Arnold Sawislak Washington
UPI
GOP
Bill Brock
Brock
Carter
Evan Dobelle
Kit
Dobelle
Democratic National Committee
Ellsworth Bunker
Carol Laise
Bunker
Foreign Service
Harry Truman
Peter Bourne
White House
Mary King
Action
Carla Hills
Housing and Urban Development
Roderick Hills
Securities and Exchange Commission
William D. Ruckelshaus
FBI
Jill
John Foster Dulles
Allen Dulles
CIA
Eleanor
State Department
Ford
Nixon
Eisenhower