economics The Washington Times’ Kara Rowland: “Top Obama economic adviser to leave” President Obama’s chief economist, Austan Goolsbee, will step down later this year to resume his teaching post at the University of Chicago in time for the fall semester, the White House announced Monday night. Mr.Goolsbee, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), has played a central role in crafting Mr. Obama’s economic policies over the past two and a half years, and is a regular fixture on political talk shows and the White House website. LINK
Bloomberg’s Hans Nichols: “Obama’s Chief Economic Adviser Goolsbee Returns to University of Chicago” Austan Goolsbee President Barack Obama’s chief economist, is resigning from the administration and returning to the University of Chicago, the White House announced yesterday. Goolsbee, 41, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers since September, has been on leave from his post as an economics professor at the university’s Booth School of Business while working for Obama. LINK The Hills’ Sam Youngman and John Bennett: “For Obama, problem's not just the economy” Grave national-security and foreign-policy issues are crowding President Obama’s agenda as he struggles to repair the nation's economy. With the 2012 election looming, Obama is juggling a decision on how many troops to withdraw from Afghanistan; a congressional resolution on the mission in Libya; and violence in Syria and Yemen. LINK
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