Subscribe to this tag David Axelrod on Obama's Presidential Style
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Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - November 19, 2009
The president’s top political strategist on the burdens of the office, his critics, and race.
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Harry Potter and Arne Duncan Fight the Summer Reading Slide
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Paul Bedard
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Nikki Schwab
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Washington Whispers - July 20, 2009
The education secretary has Obama advisers reading to kids this summer.
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Axelrod Ends a Busy Day With Turkey Steak at Logan Tavern
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Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - July 1, 2009
Obama's adviser hit a hot spot in D.C.'s Logan Circle.
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First Dog Bo Obama Snacks On Axelrod's Tie
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Paul Bedard
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Nikki Schwab
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Washington Whispers - June 30, 2009
Axelrod was on hand at a Department of Education reading event.
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David Axelrod: Auto-Bailout, Torture Memos Among Obama's Toughest Decisions
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Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - June 10, 2009
The White House senior adviser says Obama hasn't skipped a beat as president.
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Obama's Power Players: Axelrod Helps Refine the President's Message
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 19, 2009
As senior adviser, Axelrod is often the first to deliver good (or bad) news.
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Summers and Geithner Are Obama's Change Agents
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Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - December 29, 2008
His team also includes longtime loyalists like David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett.
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10 Things You Didn't Know About David Axelrod
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Debra Bell
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Nation & World - December 2, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama named Axelrod senior adviser to the president.
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The Obama Team: Latest White House Staffers
Nation & World - November 19, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama today added some close aides to key White House staff positions.
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Obama's Dynamic Duo, Axelrod and Plouffe, Predicts Close Fall Election
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Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - August 28, 2008
Top Obama aides say the election will be close.
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More an Architect Than a Bridge Builder
Washington Whispers - May 1, 2007
Our recent item raising questions about whether Sen. Barack Obama's political guru David Axelrod minted Bill Clinton's memorable "Bridge to the 21st Century" phrase–as a recent New York Times Magazine profile suggests–got Axelrod's hackles up.
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Who Was First to Broach This Bridge?
Washington Whispers - April 8, 2007
Did Sen. Barack Obama überstrategist David Axelrod coin Bill Clinton's famous phrase "bridge to the 21st century"? A recent Axelrod profile in the New York Times Magazine credits him with introducing it "into the political vernacular" while advising President Clinton's 1996 campaign, but a clip search reveals that Clinton used the metaphor at least twice before that, in major speeches in 1985 and 1988.
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