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John Podesta, Shepherd of a Government in Exile
nytimes.com - 11/7/2008
John Podesta, Shepherd of a Government in Exile
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John D. Podesta, co-chairman of the transition team, has spent the last five years building up liberals’ policy-making muscle as president of a lavishly financed research organization. >
Al Gore, Colin Powell, Caroline Kennedy in Obama's Administration?
usnews.com - 11/12/2008
Al Gore, Colin Powell, Caroline Kennedy in Obama's Administration?
— usnews.com — An unofficial "flowchart" sees Colin Powell, Al Gore, and Howard Dean in top administration jobs.... (more) Al Gore, Colin Powell, Caroline Kennedy in Obama's ...

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foxnews.com - 11/10/2008
Transcript: John Podesta on 'FNS' - FOX News Sunday | Chris Wallace
— foxnews.com — Sunday, November 09, 2008 The following is a partial transcript of the Nov. 9, 2008, edition of... "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace": FOX NEWS SUNDAY HOST CHRIS WALLACE: I'm Chris Wallace and this is "Fox News Sunday." A moment for history, and now ... (more) Transcript: John Podesta on 'FNS' - FOX News Sunday | ...

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We’re A Cult, And You Are A…
balloon-juice.com - 11/12/2008
We’re A Cult, And You Are A…
— balloon-juice.com — Moron : As expected, the Obama Cult does not like to read any questioning of their Dear... Leader. They demand we all STFU . *** What I can not understand is the ridiculous Cult of Obama who believes that not a negative or questioning word ... (more) We’re A Cult, And You Are A…

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The Caucus:  The Early Word: The President-Elect Meets the Press

Matthew Yglesias:  Savage on CAP

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The Early Word: The President-Elect Meets the Press
The Caucus — ... Mr. Emanuel. Charlie Savage looks at the central role that John Podesta, a former veteran of the Clinton White House, is playing as the head of Mr. Obama’s transition team. The Times has an online ...

Savage on CAP
Matthew Yglesias — ... Charlie Savage, fresh from investigated the abuses of power at the heart of the Bush administration, takes a gander at John Podesta and the Center for American Progress. This isn’t the main point of the piece, but I did want to emphasize one thing: ...

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