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March 5, 2013

White House Budget Nominee Heads Walmart Foundation 
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President Obama also filled a top economic post with the nomination of
Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head the White House Office of Management and
Budget.

President Obama: "Sylvia knows her way around a budget. Grand-daughter
of Greek immigrants, she also understands that our goal when we put
together a budget is not just to make the numbers add up. Our goal is
also to reignite the true engine of economic growth in this country and
that is a strong and growing middle-class."

Mathews Burwell currently heads the Walmart Foundation, the retail
giant's charity. Walmart critics say the company has leveraged its
donations to attract support for expanding its stores and deflect
critical scrutiny.

 

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