Subject: RE: Query from WSJ re transition planning affecting Treasury
From: "Chris Lu" <[email-masked]>
To: "Froman, Michael B " <[email-masked]>, "Jason Furman" <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
Cc: "John Podesta" <[email-masked]>, "Anita Dunn" <[email-masked]>, "Dan Pfeiffer" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:48:48 -0500

Looping in Anita and Dan.

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Chris Lu

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(312) 505-4864 (cell)

 

From: Froman, Michael B [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 3:47 PM
To: Jason Furman; Chris Lu; [email-masked]
Cc: John Podesta
Subject: RE: Query from WSJ re transition planning affecting Treasury

 

Monica Langley has a call into me as well, I assume about this, which I
have not returned.

Chris, I assume that if someone says something, it should be as
innocuous as the following:

-- Senator Obama is mindful of the seriousness of the issues and is
doing what he believes is responsible with regard to transition
planning.

-- [On background:  John Podesta is leading that effort.  We don't
expect the candidate or the campaign to say anything further about this
at this point.]

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From: Jason Furman [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 3:36 PM
To: Chris Lu; Froman, Michael B [CAI]; [email-masked]
Subject: FW: Query from WSJ re transition planning affecting Treasury

Any view on how to handle? I also don't have time to call before 5pm so
any ideas on who could call him. Maybe a quote for a spokesman? At least
should have something generic about how we're mindful of the seriousness
and Obama wants a smooth transition...

From: Nick Shapiro 
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 2:50 PM
To: Jason Furman
Subject: FW: Query from WSJ re transition planning affecting Treasury

Can you call him?

From: Power, Stephen [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 1:27 PM
To: Nick Shapiro
Subject: Query from WSJ re transition planning affecting Treasury

Nick-

I'm trying to pull together a story tonight about what steps are being
taken by both presidential candidates to ensure a smooth handoff at
Treasury, in light of the significant expansion in the agency's powers
and responsibilities that would accompany the administration's proposed
financial rescue package. 

Here's my question:

1. Has Senator Obama taken any steps to ensure a smooth transition at
the Treasury Department, should he win the election -- for example, by
drawing up a list of likely or potential nominees for key Treasury
posts, setting staffing goals (dates by which he'd like to have x% of
positions filled, etc).

If you could try to respond by 5 pm, I'd appreciate it. 

Thanks.

With kind regards,

Stephen Power

Staff Reporter - Energy and Environmental Policy

The Wall Street Journal

1025 Connecticut Ave., NW 

Suite 800

Washington, DC 

20036

Office phone: (202) 862-9269

Cell phone: (202) 258-7949

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