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NEWS ABOUT: John Podesta

John Podesta stories: 12 news summaries

Under Obama, It's the 'Summer of the Lobbyist' 

'It Girl' emerges as health, climate, economy converge

Aug 24, 09 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama the candidate railed against lobbyists' influence—but under his administration, the Washington movers and shakers are flourishing. With health care reform, the environment, and the economy in focus all at once, it’s the “Summer of the Lobbyist,” writes Manuel Roig-Franzia in the Washington Post. At... More »

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lobbyist • lobbying • Washington, DC • Tony Podesta • Obama administration • John Podesta • President Obama • Heather Podesta

(Newser) - Longtime Bill Clinton aide John Podesta, who accompanied the former president on his recent rescue mission to North Korea, says leader Kim Jong-Il was "fully engaged" during the visit, Reuters reports. “I would basically say that the discussions were pretty straightforward and he was fully engaged,” Podesta... More »

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North Korea • Bill Clinton • Kim Jong Il • former presidents • John Podesta • Euna Lee • Laura Ling • state visit

ANALYSIS

 He Can't Say It 
 Like He Wants to Anymore


Jul 27, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has backed off a bit on his “acted stupidly” comments concerning the arrest of black scholar Henry Louis Gates, saying they were not properly “calibrated.” But, aides say, it “was not a slip of the tongue,” Peter Baker writes in the New York ... More »

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White House • Ari Fleischer • health care reform • David Axelrod • Obama administration • John Podesta • President Obama • Henry Louis Gates Jr • Skip Gates

House Dems Want to Impeach Judge for Torture Memos

GOP, Obama can't halt proceeding vs. Bybee

Apr 28, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Democrats may start a constitutional confrontation over the fate of Judge Jay Bybee, and there’s nothing anybody—not even lukewarm President Obama—can do to stop them, reports Politico. As liberal think-tanker John Podesta argues, Bybee “authorized things that were illegal under US law” when he wrote... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • torture • impeachment • House of Representatives • John Conyers • Jerrold Nadler • waterboarding • House Democrats • George W. Bush • Obama administration • John Podesta • President Obama • Jay Bybee

(Newser) - Toughened by years in the political wilderness, liberal lobbyists are organized and ready to support President Obama on issues ranging from health care to taxing the rich, the New York Times reports. “This is no longer going to be Barack Obama standing by himself getting pilloried by the special... More »

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media • Clinton administration • liberals • health care reform • Center for American Progress • Obama administration • John Podesta • President Obama

More Deja Vu: Betty Currie on Obama Team

Bill Clinton's secretary is now answering phones for Podesta

Dec 17, 08 11:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Yet another link with the Clinton White House: Betty Currie, the secretary to Bill Clinton who became embroiled in the Monica Lewinsky scandal, has rolled up her sleeves and is now manning the phones for John Podesta, the co-chairman of Obama’s transition team and former Clinton chief of staff,... More »

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White House • Bill Clinton • Rahm Emanuel • transition • transition team • John Podesta • President Obama • President-elect Obama

'Demand Accountability'
from Citi: Podesta

Transition boss discusses bailout, Cabinet

Nov 28, 08 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The government should “demand accountability” from Citigroup in return for bailout funding, Barack Obama’s transition team leader says. “If we’re going to have one rule, we ought to apply it to all of the financial institutions that we’re taking a look at,” John Podesta... More »

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Cabinet • Citigroup • automaker • auto industry • bailout • Eric Holder • John Podesta • President Obama

Transition Time No Sweat for Podesta

30K resumes? Clintons? Veteran juggles it all for Obama

Nov 25, 08 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The man in charge of Barack Obama’s transition doesn’t just know where the levers of power are—he practically lives in the engine room. John Podesta is managing his immense task—juggling 30,000 resumes for 8,000 jobs, not to mention some big egos—with surprising calm,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Center for American Progress • transition team • John Podesta • President Obama

OPINION

 A Look at Obama's 
 Energy Blueprint 

Going green will help bring US out of crisis: Klein

Nov 13, 08 1:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Detroit's looking for a bailout. China just announced a massive stimulus package, including big investments in transportation and energy. What’s a president-elect to do? Barack Obama would be best served by making good on his promise to create an alternative energy economy, writes Joe Klein in Time.... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • energy • green building • alternative energy • Center for American Progress • energy policy • John Podesta • President Obama

Obama Team Lays Out
'Strictest' Ethics Rules

Lobbyists, corporations banned from contributing to transition

Nov 12, 08 2:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's transition team has set out what one official called "the strictest, most far-reaching ethics rules of any transition in history,” the Hill reports. Lobbyists, corporations and PACs will be barred from donating funds to the transition operation, and lobbyists on the team won’t be allowed... More »

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ethics • Barack Obama • lobbyist • lobbyists • conflicts of interest • transition • Obama administration • transition team • John Podesta • President Obama

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Emanuel: 
 Tax Cut 
 Will Go 
 Ahead 

Obama opposes tying a free trade deal to stimulus package

Nov 9, 08 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - White House Chief of Staff-designate Rahm Emanuel told This Week that Barack Obama will move ahead with his plan to cut middle-class taxes despite rumors to the contrary, Politico reports. Other highlights from the Sunday talk shows:
  • Emanuel also told This Week that Obama opposes tacking a Colombia free
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Barack Obama • Rahm Emanuel • talk show • Jim Clyburn • Valerie Jarrett • Eric Cantor • John Podesta • President Obama

Close Allies Will Run Obama
Transition

Ex-Clinton staffer Podesta, aide Jarrett oversee team

Nov 5, 08 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama took his first steps toward the White House this morning, announcing the three-person team of confidants that will run his transition activities: John Podesta, a former Clinton chief of staff; Valerie Jarrett, a top campaign adviser; and Pete Rouse, Obama's senatorial chief of staff. The president-elect also named... More »

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Barack Obama • Valerie Jarrett • Obama administration • transition team • John Podesta • Pete Rouse • President Obama

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