thinkprogress.org - 1/29/2009
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Yesterday, ThinkProgress provided our readers an opportunity to ask John Podesta questions pertaining to his service on the Obama transition team. You responded with great enthusiasm, offering more than 100 comments and questions. Thank you!
I sat down with John yesterday afternoon for about ...
realclearpolitics.com - 1/31/2009
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realclearpolitics.com —
November 11, 2008 Obama Announces Transition Ethics Rules
By Kyle Trygstad WASHINGTON -- At an afternoon press...
briefing in the Transition Team offices for President-elect Barack Obama, transition team co-chairman John Podesta said this would be "the ...
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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/22/2009
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Just a short post. I've had more than
my say on the 100 days. I'm an admirer...
of Anthony Barger's book , which does an excellent job illuminating the longer term consequences of New Deal legislation. I try to do a little of everything in my book ...
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Why Obama Needs His BlackBerry
weeklystandard.com - 1/26/2009
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weeklystandard.com —
Late last week the Hill put out a
list of the top 20 lobbying firms in Washington...
. The list detailed year over year performance for each firm. Most of the firms on the list saw revenue decrease in 2008 by between 5 and 15 percent. Field leader ...
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A Lobbying Firm You Can Believe In
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Podesta Speaks
Matthew Yglesias —
... John Podesta is back from his work as co-chair of the Obama-Biden Transition Project to his day job as CEO of CAP and CAPAF. And we’ve got video of him answering questions submitted by ThinkProgress readers. It’s a lot more informative than anything you’re going to see on cable. ...
Podesta: Obama Wants Dialogue, But GOP Unwilling
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... John Podesta, the co-chairman of President Obama's transition team, pushed back against suggestions that Obama is needlessly appeasing Republicans by pressing for GOP votes on the stimulus. In an interview with ThinkProgress , the blog of Podesta's think tank, Center for American Progress, Podesta said that Obama is willing to talk to Republicans but not compromise his values. "So far, that dialogue has been largely one in which it’s good-natured but the Republicans don’t seem to really want to come to the table and talk seriously about what needs to be done for the country," ...
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