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The Shadow President
The bright young think tank staffers at the progressive Center for American Progress (CAP) admire their boss, John Podesta. Podesta, who is also co-managing Barack Obama's presidential transition team, possesses energy (he is a workaholic and marathon runner), colorful quirks (a UFO buff, he has ...
Al Gore, Colin Powell, Caroline Kennedy in Obama's Administration?
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 ...
We’re A Cult, And You Are A…
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…
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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Thursday reading: The Chicago three
Jonathan Martin's Blog — ... Michael Crowley explains the underappreciated influence of John Podesta -- a good friend of Rahm -- and the Center for American Progress on Washington. ...

Where Should the Press Camp Out?
The Stump — ... At a packed press briefing in Washington today, transition co-chair John Podesta announced ethics rules for the next nine weeks and took questions on topics ranging from a reported spat with the White House to how Obama's team will participate--behind the scenes, because "we have one president at a time"--at the Bush administration's upcoming financial summit. You can read about it ...

Project Podesta
The Stump — ... writes a bit about John Podesta's view of getting things done quickly via regulations and executive orders. Here's a bit from the, er, director's cut of my recent Podesta profile (translated: chopped during editing): ...

Photo Of The Day
The Stump — From Obama's national security presser, of course. I don't know why, I just love scary-looking pictures of Rahm. (Have you seen the awesome SNL parody?) And that's the Shadow President to the far right, of course. --Michael Crowley

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