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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Jim Nussle, the Iowa Republican named to run the White House budget office, rubbed more than a few Democrats the wrong way in his 16 years in Congress.
But Nussle's combative style may be just what President Bush desires for a White House budget director whose tenure will be dominated by battles with the Democratic-controlled Congress over spending.
Nussle, 46, left Congress last year after a failed bid for governor of Iowa. His relationship with the president dates to 1999, when Bush was seeking his first term and Nussle endorsed him for the Iowa caucuses, a key early test.
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