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Marc Ambinder - Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. More

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal. He previously served as the politics editor, and is now a contributing editor, for The Atlantic, where he curated the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributed to the magazine. He was also a chief political consultant to CBS News. Earlier, at NJ's Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the ABC News Political Unit and was one of the founders of ABC's "The Note." Born in New York City, raised in Central Florida, Ambinder is a 2001 graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C.
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Martinez Resigns; Crist Won't Appoint Himself

By Marc Ambinder

Aug 7 2009, 10:47 AM ET Comment

Don't expect Gov. Charlie Crist to appoint himself to the Senate now, given that Sen.  Mel Martinez has officially announced his resignation.  Under Florida law, Gov. Crist can appoint himself, but Crist has repeatedly said that he would not do so if Martinez vacated early. Crist now needs to find a seatfiller... someone who can tend to the business of the state without a reserve of ambition.  Possible candidates, CBS News's Steve Chaggaris reports, include  Gov. Bob Martinez, R-FL; former Crist chief of staff George Lemieux; former Florida AG and Secretary of State Jim Smith.   

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