Congressional Budget Office's Orszag likely Obama budget director, Capitol Democrats say

By ANDREW TAYLOR , Associated Press WASHINGTON - Congressional Budget Office chief Peter Orszag is the front-runner to be President-elect Barack Obama's budget director, Capitol Hill Democrats say. The 39-year-old CBO director has been reluctant to leave Capitol Hill's budget agency in the middle of his four-year term, but Democratic aides said Tuesday that Orszag seems likely to accept the job if it is offered. It's among the toughest jobs in Washington, but he would find it virtually impossible to turn down a request from Obama, they said. The aides spoke on condition of anonymity because the Obama transition team has requested silence about internal deliberations. Neither the Obama campaign nor Orszag responded to requests for comment. As CBO director, Orszag would bring an in-depth view of the budget to Obama's still... [read full story]