Obama Chooses Ex-Clinton Official Podesta to Help Revive Agenda
This article is for subscribers only.
President Barack Obama is enlisting John Podesta, a longtime Democratic strategist aligned with opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline, to join his inner circle to help renew his second-term agenda.
Podesta, 64, a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, enters the White House as Obama’s approval ratings have fallen to all-time lows since the fumbled rollout of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. He’ll focus on energy and climate change, according to White House spokesman Jay Carney.