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The rise of the deficit hawks

Rep. Mick Mulvaney, staunch fiscal conservative, will head the Office of Management and Budget.

Rep. Mick Mulvaney speaks during a news conference with a bipartisan group of House members outside the U.S. Capitol May 20, 2014 in Washington, DC.  
 
Rep. Mick Mulvaney speaks during a news conference with a bipartisan group of House members outside the U.S. Capitol May 20, 2014 in Washington, DC.    
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