An executive office staff that saw their boss as vulnerable, as every CEO is, would have made sure that he was aware and prompted an early and public intervention.

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Instead much of the power rests with the White House chief of staff, who heads up the president's immediate staff in the Executive Office, and who is likely to be his first appointment.

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Many junior White House aides were glued to their television sets in the West Wing and across the compound in the Old Executive Office Building where much of the White House staff works.

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The Office has approximately 70 staff and is led by an Executive Representative of the Secretary-General, Michael von der Schulenburg, who also serves as United Nations Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative in Sierra Leone.

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In comparison, Greater Manchester Police's PCC office lists that it has a total of 42 staff, including a chief executive, policy advisors and a finance team.

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Petraeus asked Peter Mansoor, who had participated in the Council of Colonels, to serve as his executive officer in Iraq, a position similar to that of chief of staff in a civilian office.

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Given the Wales office has few executive responsibilities - and there has been a public sector pay freeze - how do the staff earn bonuses?

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Senior personnel executive Terry Bradway and director of pro personnel Brendan Prophett are among the few remaining from Tannenbaum's front office staff.

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