Subject: RE: message from press staff
From: "Chris Lu" <[email-masked]>
To: "John Podesta" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:12:48 -0500

You'll see that I basically included Josh's two paragraphs into my
briefing memo.  I'll just chop out the second paragraph after you've
reviewed it.

-----Original Message-----
From: John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 4:10 PM
To: Steiner, Joshua
Cc: Chris Lu
Subject: Re: message from press staff

.don't think we need to put anything out, but this is fine if others
in the campaign think we need to do something. I would probably drop
2nd para. no need for that level of detail.

On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Steiner, Joshua
<[email-masked]> wrote:
> Here are two draft paragraphs that John and you should obviously feel
free
> to edit.  I've copied John since he was there.  Hope it's helpful:
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> On October 17th in New York, the transition economic team (led by Bill
> Daley) met with its informal "advisory board," which consists of Laura
> Tyson, Roger Ferguson, Anne Mulcahy, Bob Reich, Bob Rubin, Larry
Summers,
> Paul Volker and Jack Lew.  All members except Mr. Volker were
scheduled to
> attend, but Mr. Ferguson was unable to come at the last minute.  In
> addition, John Podesta, Pete Rouse, Bob Litan, Todd Stern and Michael
Froman
> attended.  The group spent six hours reviewing the following topics:
> Stimulus, Budget, Financial Markets (including foreclosures) and
> International Econonics.  Each area began with a review of the
positions
> expressed during the campaign.
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> Several high level areas received particular attention:  1) framing
the
> budget discussions in contrast to the situation in 1993 and in light
of the
> current economic climate; 2) the size, timing and content of a
stimulus plan
> given the economic climate and budget picture; 3) efforts to address
the
> foreclosure crisis; and, 4) reviewing the international agenda in
light of
> potentially conflicting priorities (e.g., addressing China's currency
> policies without compromising important bilateral financial
relationships).
>
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> ________________________________
>
> From: Chris Lu [mailto:[email-masked]]
> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 8:49 AM
> To: Steiner, Joshua
> Subject: RE: message from press staff
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> Josh -- Here's their contact info:
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> Anita Dunn - [email-masked]
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> Dan Pfeiffer - [email-masked]
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> And the number for the communications office in HQ is 312-819-2423
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> Also, I'm putting together the weekly briefing memo that we give to
Obama
> and Biden on our transition planning.  Is there anything I can/should
tell
> them about yesterday's meeting - who was there, what was discussed,
> comments, concerns, etc.?  John reviews the memos before they get sent
out
> but any information you have would be useful.
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> ________________________________
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> From: Steiner, Joshua [mailto:[email-masked]]
> Sent: Fri 10/17/2008 9:15 PM
> To: Chris Lu
> Subject: RE: message from press staff
>
> We had our economic "advisory board" meeting today and told them not
to
> speak to the press.  Also said we would circulate names to whom they
should
> refer calls from the press.  Are Anita and Dan the right people and if
so,
> could you please give me their numbers?  Thanks.
>
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> ________________________________
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> From: Chris Lu [mailto:[email-masked]]
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 12:06 AM
> To: Chris Lu; Adam Hitchcock; [email-masked];
> [email-masked]; [email-masked]; Valerie Jarrett;
> [email-masked]; [email-masked]; [email-masked]; Pete
Rouse;
> Melody Barnes; [email-masked]; [email-masked];
> [email-masked]; [email-masked];
[email-masked];
> [email-masked]; [email-masked]; Jim Steinberg; Steiner,
> Joshua; [email-masked]; [email-masked]; [email-masked];
> [email-masked]; [email-masked]; Lisa Brown; John
Leibovitz;
> [email-masked]; [email-masked]; [email-masked];
> [email-masked]; Gitenstein, Mark H.; [email-masked];
> [email-masked]; katy kale; [email-masked]; laura
> nichols; Jeanne Lambrew
> Cc: [email-masked]; [email-masked];
Jayne
> Thomisee; [email-masked]; [email-masked];
> [email-masked]; [email-masked]; Katie
Johnson;
> Elizabeth Utrup; [email-masked]; Phil Schiliro
> Subject: message from press staff
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> This comes from Anita Dunn, one of our communications people on the
> campaign:  "Both the Times (Peter Baker) and the Post (Balz, Shaleigh
> Murray) are working on big transition pieces.  A timely reminder to
all our
> task force members not to talk to the press is definitely in order."
Please
> pass this message to others on your teams.  And just a reminder, all
> press calls should be directed to Anita Dunn or Dan Pfeiffer at the
> campaign.  Thanks.
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