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In September 2007, Obama submitted a statement supporting localism to an FCC hearing.
The head of his transition team is John Podesta, whose organization the Center for American Progress issued a report last year complaining that there is too much conservative talk on the radio because of “the absence of localism in American radio markets” and urging the FCC to “ensure greater local accountability over radio licensing.”
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John Podesta
President and Chief Executive Officer
John Podesta is the President and CEO of the Center for American Progress. Under his leadership, the Center has become a notable leader in the development and advocacy for progressive policy.
Prior to founding the Center in 2003, Podesta served as White House Chief of Staff to President William J. Clinton. He served in the president's cabinet and as a principal on the National Security Council. While in the White House, he also served as both an assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff, as well as staff secretary and a senior policy advisor on government information, privacy, telecommunications security, and regulatory policy.
Most recently, Podesta served as co-chair of President Obama’s transition, where he coordinated the priorities of the incoming administration’s agenda, oversaw the development of its policies, and spearheaded its appointments of major cabinet secretaries and political appointees.
Additionally, Podesta has held numerous positions on Capitol Hill, including counselor to Democratic Leader Senator Thomas A. Daschle (1995-1996); chief counsel for the Senate Agriculture Committee (1987-1988); and chief minority counsel for the Senate Judiciary Subcommittees on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks; Security and Terrorism; and Regulatory Reform (1981-1987).
http://www.americanprogress.org/experts/PodestaJohn.html
In 1994, John Podesta was charged with Clinton computer technology export policies such as high-speed systems. In 1994, Sun, Silicon Graphics and Cray supercomputers were all suddenly authorized to travel with Ron Brown to Russia, India, China and other points on the globe.
In 1995, during John Podesta's employ at the White House, computer CEOs and a lobbyist from Tony Podesta's company attended a secret meeting at the White House on supercomputer exports. The group of computer companies then represented by Tony Podesta admitted in writing that they attended more than one "classified" briefing held by the Clinton administration.
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