Joshua Brewster Bolten
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Joshua B. Bolten, the incoming White House chief of staff, would appear to have the insider credentials and ability to soothe Congress that the White House desperately needs. As White House budget director, he amused his 500-member staff by renaming his weekend rock band Deficit Attention Disorder for a performance at the Office of Management and Budget. But the question is whether Mr. Bolten is the man to right a listing presidency and whether his skills, instincts, and access to Mr. Bush are enough to overcome public anger over the war in Iraq and the growing questions in Washington about the competence of the West Wing staff. As deputy chief of staff, Mr. Bolten scheduled the president's almost daily 45 minutes of domestic ''policy time'' in the Oval Office, and determined what issue was discussed, who was invited, and in large part how it could be sold on Capitol Hill.