Read more David Axelrod stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23001/david-axelrod.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:07:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74070/clinton-karzai-on-the-hot-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's time for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to put up or shut up, Hillary Clinton said today, underscoring the White House's heightened expectations of Kabul. "We are expecting there to be a major crimes tribunal, an anti-corruption commission," she told This Week, adding that the original Afghan mission to "disrupt,...http://www.newser.com/story/74070/clinton-karzai-on-the-hot-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 10:51:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72855/bill-sank-hillarys-vp-chances-plouffe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama campaign seriously considered Hillary Clinton for vice president, but ultimately the perception that her husband was "too big a complication" combined with bad memories from the primary campaign to sink her chances. Barack Obama “said if his central criterion measured who could be the best VP, she had...http://www.newser.com/story/72855/bill-sank-hillarys-vp-chances-plouffe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 12:43:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72033/obama-bigwigs-take-aim-at-wall-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWall Street is getting ready to hand out some hefty bonuses, and the Obama administration is already crashing the party, with top aides loudly dressing down execs, framing them as would-be fat cats who only last year were on the public dole. "The bonuses are offensive," says David Axelrod, while...http://www.newser.com/story/72033/obama-bigwigs-take-aim-at-wall-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 12:18:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71956/white-house-fox-is-not-really-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe White House continued its scuffle with Fox News today, with Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace complaining on-air that the administration dissed its request for an interview, while top aides took to competing networks to denounce it. It's "not really news," David Axelrod told This Week. The network "has...http://www.newser.com/story/71956/white-house-fox-is-not-really-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Oct 2009 11:29:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71795/rahm-leads-list-of-dc-power-hitters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScratch the names Obama and Biden from the list and it's Rahm Emanuel who carries the most clout in a city packed with power-brokers, according to a GQ poll of Washington insiders. The "ruthlessly pragmatic" White House chief of staff is a lot more than just a gatekeeper to the...http://www.newser.com/story/71795/rahm-leads-list-of-dc-power-hitters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 3:46:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68775/no-rest-for-beleaguered-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama and his allies are calling this week a make-or-break climax for his administration. He met with the House and Senate leadership last week, his top lieutenants blanketed the talk shows yesterday, and he's holding two meetings with health advisers today. Obama is faced with finishing the health-care battle...http://www.newser.com/story/68775/no-rest-for-beleaguered-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 5:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68432/stung-by-polls-obama-plans-health-care-offensive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama is heading into autumn with a new strategy in hand: He’s going to get specific on what he wants in health care legislation, reports Politico. He is expected to lay out details in a major address soon, and he will reiterate that he's willing to let the public...http://www.newser.com/story/68432/stung-by-polls-obama-plans-health-care-offensive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 11:57:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66857/white-house-pushes-against-reform-myths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe White House has chosen to fight fire with fire in its battle for health care reform, the Washington Post reports. An email from David Axelrod posted on the White House web site expresses bafflement at the "lies and distortions" of opponents. Axelrod, whose email went up after Sarah Palin...http://www.newser.com/story/66857/white-house-pushes-against-reform-myths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 17:39:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66786/health-care-protesters-winning-sympathy-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTown-hall protesters have succeeded in making some Americans “more sympathetic” to their health care views, a USA Today /Gallup poll finds. Of 1,000 adults surveyed, 34% say they’re now more sympathetic of the protesters’ stance, while 21% say they’re less. Among independents, that grows to a 2-to-1 ratio: 35%...http://www.newser.com/story/66786/health-care-protesters-winning-sympathy-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 10:58:02 CDT