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"FacebookPinterest\n\nA weekend of NCAA upsets roiled office pools from the Red States to the Blue States, and the White House is no exception. NEC Director Gene Sperling, on top of the world just last Friday, has been knocked down to a tie for 39th. In his place, one staffer\u2014one solitary beacon of prognosticatory prowess\u2014now sits alone at the top of the heap: Ben Milakofsky, White House Liaison at the U.S. Department of the Interior. Milakofsky, formerly tied for 46th place, could not be reached for reaction, but we note that his Twitter profile picture shows him posing with an Obama-themed basketball on the White House court, evidently born for this moment.\n\nAnd what of the president himself? \"We wanted to mess up his bracket,\" said Norfolk State forward Marcus Tamares shortly after his Spartans upset second-seeded Mizzou on Friday. Mission accomplished: Obama is now in a 14-way tie for 24th.\n\nToday's trophy of shame goes to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, currently third from the bottom in a two-way tie for 281st place. Not a great showing for the man in charge of the internet.\n\nRead more from Death Race 2012\n\nThe Most Powerful Person in D.C. This Week: Megyn Kelly\n\nPoliticians Behaving Badly\n\nExclusive: Obama Tied for Second in NCAA Pool, Gene Sperling on Top, White House Photog Not Doing So Great\n\nYay, Political Propaganda Reviewing the Obama Doc and Paul Ryan's Teaser Trailer\n\nFollow Reid on Twitter for more updates from the campaign trail."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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