President Obama Names Ebola ‘Czar’

Obama to Name Ron Klain as Ebola Czar -- Wall Street Journal

Klain Previously Served as Vice President Joe Biden’s Chief of Staff

President Barack Obama plans to name Ron Klain, a longtime Democratic aide, as the administration’s “Ebola czar,’’ an official said Friday.

Mr. Klain will be charged with coordinating the administration’s response to the disease, including its efforts to detect, isolate and treat Ebola patients in the U.S. The administration also is taking steps, including a military deployment, to stop Ebola at its source in West Africa.

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More News On President Obama Naming An Ebola ‘Czar’

Obama Appoints Ron Klain As Ebola Czar -- Time
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Obama taps Ron Klain as Ebola czar -- Washington Post
Ron Klain, Chief of Staff to 2 Vice Presidents, Is Named Ebola 'Czar' -- New York Times
Obama appoints Ebola 'czar' -- Reuters
US Names 'Ebola Czar' -- VOA
President Obama Names Ron Klain 'Ebola Czar' -- ABC News
Ron Klain named as U.S. ‘Ebola Czar’ by President Obama -- New York Daily News
Klain: A political fixer for a political problem -- Chris Stirewalt, FOX News
In Hunt for Ebola Czar, Obama Finds Insider Fits Best -- Bloomberg
An Ebola czar? Not so fast -- Mitchel A. Sollenberger and Mark J. Rozell, The Hill

My Comment: A political appointee for a medical emergency/crisis. Only in Washington does this make sense.