Stories tagged with John Podesta
Mr. Schmidt goes to Washington
By Carol Eisenberg | January 27, 2009 at 11:41am | 0 
He has few connections to Chicago or Cambridge. Nonetheless, Eric E. Schmidt, the chief executive of Google Inc. has emerged as one of the big winners of the 2008 presidential election.
Betty Currie, Bill Clinton’s secretary, volunteers for Obama
By A. James Memmott | December 17, 2008 at 10:40am | 0
Another fixture of the Clinton administration is helping Barack Obama make his move from senator to president.
John Podesta, others on Obama transition, have business, lobby ties
By Carol Eisenberg | November 10, 2008 at 1:32pm | 0
It turns out that it’s no easy thing to stock a new presidential administration with policy experts who have never worked as lobbyists - especially when the Democratic party has been out of power for eight years.
John Podesta and Cassandra Q. Butts oversee Obama’s transition
By Carol Eisenberg | October 21, 2008 at 12:19pm | 1
Away from the glare of the campaign, leaders of two distinct Democratic networks are sifting names and vetting resumes for a prospective Barack Obama presidency.
Herb Sandler and son-in-law back Democrats
By Laurie Bennett | January 30, 2008 at 9:15am | 0
Two California groups, Vote Hope and PowerPac.org, are drawing national attention, and boisterous complaints from opponents, for their support of Barack Obama’s run for the presidency.
Both are operating outside the Obama campaign as 527 organizations, taking advantage of tax-code provisions that exempt them from federal spending limits. And both were founded by Steve Phillips, former president of the San Francisco School Board and son-in-law of billionaire banker Herb Sandler.
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