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- Born: January 15, 1949, Chicago, IllinoisRight Pundits: John Podesta: Obama Transition Team (November 12, 2008)
- Education: BS, 1971 Knox College; graduate, Georgetown University Law Center, 1976Center for American Progress: John Podesta Right Pundits: John Podesta: Obama Transition Team (November 12, 2008)
- Spouse: Mary S. PodestaRight Pundits: John Podesta: Obama Transition Team (November 12, 2008)
- Three childrenRight Pundits: John Podesta: Obama Transition Team (November 12, 2008)
- Employment: President and CEO, Center for American Progress (currently on leave)Center for American Progress: John Podesta
- Chief of Staff to Bill Clinton 1998-2001Center for American Progress: John Podesta
- Visiting law professor at Georgetown University law center
- Counselor to Tom Daschle 1995-1996Center for American Progress: John Podesta
- Founded Podesta Associates, public affairs firm in Washington DCCenter for American Progress: John Podesta
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John Podesta is the co-chairman, with Valerie Jarrett, of the Barack Obama transition team. He is currently on leave from the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank created in part to balance the conservative Heritage Foundation. Podesta has promised he will not serve in the Obama administration.Bloomberg: Obama Names Podesta, Jarrett to Head Transition Team (Update1) (November 5, 2008)
While appearing on Fox News on Sunday, November 9, 2008, Podesta commented that Obama planned on investigating all of the Executive Orders of the Bush Administration.Fox News: Transcript: John Podesta on 'FNS' (November 9, 2008)
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But I would say that as a candidate, Senator Obama said that he wanted all the Bush executive orders reviewed, and decide which ones should be kept, and which ones should be repealed, and which ones should be amended.—John PodestaFox News: Transcript: John Podesta on 'FNS' (November 9, 2008)"I've made it very clear to President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden that I will be the most unpopular man in Washington come January 20th for having said no to so many people, and that I'll kind of ride off into the sunset at that point and go back to the center and try to do what we do well, which is to produce policy ideas and criticize the administration when we think they're doing the wrong thing."—John PodestaFox News: Transcript: John Podesta on 'FNS' (November 9, 2008)
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- Comcast.net News: Sex, Lies and Scandal: Obama Aide Has Seen It All (November 17, 2008)
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Eric Holder is most dangerous man in USA. Well maybe Andy Stern. Maybe John Podesta. Maybe George Soros. Nope, definatley Eric Holder
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