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To: longnshort who wrote (736901)9/3/2013 1:42:48 PM
From: joseffy  Respond to of 1578718
 
Obama Calls in Former Top Aides for Help on Syria (Obama loads up clown car)
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The Wall Street Journal ^ | Tuesday, September 3, 2013 | Carol E. Lee


In case the White House hasn’t underscored just how high the stakes are for President Barack Obama in seeking congressional authority on military action in Syria, some of his longest-serving former aides were summoned to the West Wing Tuesday to help with the president’s strategy to win support.

David Plouffe, a former White House senior adviser and Mr. Obama’s 2008 campaign manager, Robert Gibbs, former White House press secretary,Jon Favreau, Mr. Obama’s former chief speechwriter, and Tommy Vietor, a former National Security Council spokesman, were seen arriving at the White House around noon.

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough brought the team of Obama loyalists in to coordinate the administration’s message strategy on Syria, according to Mr. Vietor...

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.wsj.com .