John Podesta

Podesta: Obama Cabinet Will Be Virtually Complete By Christmas

CNN Political Ticker | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama will have nearly named his entire Cabinet by Christmas, a top aide to the President-elect's transition team said. John Podesta, a former...

John Podesta Talks About His "Evil Twin" Skippy

Washington Post | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics


The Washington Post profiles Obama transition leader John Podesta -- and his evil twin Skippy. To fully understand how John Podesta is managing the c...

Remanent Rivalry: Obama and Clinton

Michael Carmichael | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

The aggressive maneuvering by the Clintons and their staff presages a potentially troubling tension between the former rivals that could evolve into a complicated relationship.

"If You Leak, You're Gone": Obama Transition Team

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics


Marc Ambinder reports on the Obama team's somewhat unsuccessful attempt to run a tight ship: Several Obama transition staffers have put a version of...

Sex, Lies And Scandal: Obama Aide Podesta Has Seen It All

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — John Podesta, a leader of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, was the Clinton administration official who worked to dou...

Chicago Firms Spend Record Sums On Lobbyists

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 11.14.2008 | Chicago


Chicago firms are racking up more spending than ever on Washington lobbyists this year, as Congress and the Bush administration grapple with a far-rea...

Obama's Transition: What Change Will Look Like

Time | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


It is one of the ironies of politics and history that when the candidate of change was pondering what he would do if he actually got elected President...

National Energy Council: Will Obama Administration Treat Energy Like Security?

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green


Would Barack Obama convene a National Energy Council? The chances appear to be good. Such a council's first task, CAP says, "should be to support the ...

The Latest Hoopla: The Obama Cabinet Flowchart

Dan Sweeney | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics


Dan Sweeney

US News and World Report broke this yesterday, and since then I've received the pdf file indirectly and independently in e-mails from two people who w...

Sam Stein

Podesta Sketches Out Vision For Assertive Presidency

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics


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 ...

Sam Stein

Podesta, Mark Green, Offer Blueprint For Obama Administration

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics


On Wednesday, major Democratic officials, including the co-chair of Barack Obama's transition team, released a comprehensive outline for the incoming ...

Sam Stein

Podesta: Obama-Bush Relationship "Collegial And Cooperative"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics


Speaking to a gaggle of reporters, John Podesta, the head of Barack Obama's transition effort, denied reports that there was a major disagreement betw...

Sam Stein

Obama's Transition Team Will Employ 450, Have $12 Million Budget

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics


At a briefing before well over 100 reporters, John Podesta, the co-chair of Barack Obama's White House transition, announced three priorities for the ...

Obama To Use Executive Orders For Immediate Impact

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President-elect Obama plans to use his executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes office, perhaps reversing Bush ad...

John Podesta Rules Out Joining Obama Administration

Think Progress | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics


Today, President-elect Barack Obama announced his new transition team, which includes Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAPAF) President and C...

Obama Transition Team Named

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama has named his entire transition team -- formally organized as the Obama-Biden Transition Project, a 501(c)(4) organization. The work of t...

Jason Linkins

New York Times Confuses Year-Old Book With Obama Inaugural Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media


The clock's running out on the press and the myriad ways that they can possibly mis-report the news of this election, but these consummate professionals continue to find ways to distinguish themselves.

Sam Stein

Obama, McCain Transition Efforts Are Worlds Apart

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics


As the 2008 campaign nears its conclusion, the presidential transition efforts of the two major candidates have become a study in contrasts: Sen. Bara...

Right Now, $100 Billion Doesn't Sound Like Much for a Million Green Jobs and Lots of Clean Energy

Graham Hill | Posted 09.23.2008 | Green


Graham Hill

It's hard to focus on anything else but elections and the state of the economy, yet sadly the media mainstream and the candidates seem to speak in the...

Huckabee Hearts Music

Adele Stan | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Adele Stan

Huckabee, embracing a position that seems designed to rile his fellow social conservatives, has long been a proponent of music and arts education in the public schools.

Pickens Ad Rejected By NBC And Other Highlights From T. Boone At The DNC

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 08.28.2008 | Green


T. Boone Pickens, Carl Pope and John Podesta walk into a big tent. OK, OK, the "isn't it weird that these guys agree?" joke is getting a little tired...

Will Anyone Seriously Question T. Boone Pickens at the Big Tent?

Josh Nelson | Posted 08.26.2008 | Green


Josh Nelson

Will John Podesta and Carl Pope a) greenwash a Republican operative oil man who funded the swift boat vets and has plans to make billions selling natural gas and exploiting our water supply? or b) do the right thing?

Internet Advocacy Roundup -- Health Care and Beyond

Alan Rosenblatt | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics


Alan Rosenblatt

The common thread in these campaigns is a foundation in progressive values. Providing health care and fair pay for all are great examples of the basic principle that progressives stand with people, not privilege.

Obama Wants Top Bill Clinton Staffer Podesta

Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics


Obama is hoping to make another Clinton hire, according to the Washington Post: The Clinton and Obama worlds continue to collide. Patti Solis Doyle...

Edwards Poverty Campaign Met With Media Blackout

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home


Peter Dreier

The Edwards endorsement of Obama made all the news. The Edwards plan to battle soaring levels of poverty in this country, Half in Ten, has made almost no news at all.