politico.com - 11/18/2008
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Perhaps no think tank will be more piped into the executive branch than the Center for American Progress.
washingtonpost.com - 11/25/2008
huffingtonpost.com - 11/12/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Before it was clear that Barack Obama would
be elected, John Podesta, the current co-chair of the...
White House transition team, laid out an agenda for the next president that was aggressive, assertive but politically practical. In excerpts of a ...
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Podesta Sketches Out Vision For Assertive Presidency
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/11/2008
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I Am Incredibly Powerful
Matthew Yglesias —
... As you may have heard, anyone who works for the Center for American Progress is now an incredibly influential person in American politics. That means me! If you’re not convinced yet, read this (”Podesta nonprofit to take center stage”) from Politico and ...
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