| Paulson, Kristin, 133
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| Pendleton Act of 1883, 14-15
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| Persian Gulf War, 47-49
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| Peters, Shirley, 222
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| Pfiffner, James P., 38, 81, 114, 119, 139, 143, 178, 328
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| Phillips, Susan, 231, 239, 243, 246, 248
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| Pierce, Samuel, 41, 216, 263
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| Piper, Steven, 133
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| Plum Book, 114-15, 327, 332
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| Poindexter, John, 18, 41
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| Political appointment system: advantages of, 137-39;
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| and confirmation process, 102-04, 199, 209, 261-65, 282;
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| and conflict of interest requirements, 226, 245-46;
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