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Bill Burton served as deputy press secretary in President Barack Obama's first term. He left to found Priorities USA Action, a super PAC that raised money to run pro-Obama commercials during the 2012 presidential election. He is currently is managing director with the Global Strategy Group, a public affairs firm representing firms from health insurance giant Wellpoint to the Dallas Cowboys football franchise.
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