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While President Obama is the first to make recess appointments when Congress said it was not in recess, he has made relatively few recess appointments:

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While President Obama is the first to make recess appointments when Congress said it was not

in recess, he has made relatively few recess appointments:

Obama appointments:

32

Clinton:

139

George W. Bush:

171

SOURCE: Congressional Research Service

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