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**Written by Doug Powers

Hot off the wire from the LA Times:

William Daley is stepping down as White House chief of staff and budget director Jack Lew is taking over the President Obama’s team as it heads into a tough election year, senior administration officials say.

Daley gave his letter of resignation to the president in a private meeting in the Oval Office last week, recounting the administration’s successes of his one year on the job and saying it was time for him to return to his hometown of Chicago. Obama plans to announce the change in leadership in a public event Monday afternoon.

Rumor going around the Hill is that other White House officials asked Daley to play the part of the Mad Hatter at this year’s Alice in Wonderland party because Johnny Depp was unavailable, and he got offended.

Mark Knoller on where Daley’s headed from here:

Back to Xanadu it is then to be inspired for another painting of what the country will look like if it re-elects Obama.

**Written by Doug Powers

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