Barack Obama

 

Frank Rich, Op-Ed, "Journal; A Blip On The Screen," The New York Times, 8/4/94

Maureen Dowd, "The Whitewater Affair: Assessment," The New York Times, 8/3/94

Josh Steiner

"Joshua L. Steiner Is A Managing Principal Of Quadrangle Group LLC Focused On The Firm's Media And Communication Private Equity Business." (Quadrangle Group LLC Web Site, www.quadranglegroup.com, Accessed 10/8/08)

"Mr. Steiner Was The Chief Of Staff For The United States Department Of The Treasury, Where He Was Responsible For Managing The Secretary Of Treasury's Staff And Served As His Advisor On Domestic And International Policy As Well As Management And Communications Issues." (Quadrangle Group LLC Web Site, www.quadranglegroup.com, Accessed 10/8/08)

"[Josh Steiner's] Written Record Of Events Was A Key Document In Whitewater Special Counsel Robert Fiske Jr.'s Investigation Of Contacts Between The White House And Treasury Department Officials…Concerning A Resolution Trust Corporation Investigation Into The Failure Of Madison Guaranty Savings And Loan." (Editorial, "Singing ‘Felix' For Josh Steiner," The Washington Times, 7/8/94)

• "Steiner, The Treasury Department's Chief Of Staff, Is Taking Heat For Confiding In His Diary That Senior White House Officials Leaned On A Top Treasury Official To Stay Involved In Whitewater Investigations." (Angie Cannon, "Keeping A Diary Can Be Hazardous To Your Political Health President Clinton Doesn't Keep One," The Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/30/94)

"In 1994, Steiner Was Called Before A Congressional Committee Investigating Questionable Contacts Between Treasury And The Clinton White House, And Found Himself In The Unenviable Position Of Having His Personal Diary, Detailing His Office's Activities…" (Russell L. Riley, "For History's Sake, Nothing Like a Paper Trail," The Washington Post, 11/6/08)

"Diarist Joshua Steiner, The Treasury Chief Of Staff Who Looks Like A Somber Boy Scout, Spent Hours Disputing His Own Diary. He Was Hammered By Sen. Lauch Faircloth, R-N.C.: ‘What's The Difference Between Ducking And Lying?' D'amato Yelled In Exasperation At Steiner's ‘Feeble, Lame-Brained Excuses.'" (Sandy Grady, "Whitewater: Bedlam Without A Scandal," The Denver Post, 8/4/94)

"The Verdict, Delivered By Democrats And Republicans Alike, Was Bad News For Three Treasury Officials Fighting To Save Their Jobs. Steiner's Diary Is At Odds With Important Parts Of How The Clinton Administration Explains Its Handling Of The Whitewater Controversy." (Dennis Cauchon and Judy Keen, "Whitewater Diary Spells Trouble," USA Today, 8/3/94)

• "Just Think Of Young Josh Steiner, Chief Of Staff To Then-Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, Sweating Bullets Under The Stern Gaze Of Sen. Paul Sarbanes And Contending That, Yes, He Really Did Have The Peculiar Habit Of Lying To His Private Diary About The President And The First Lady." (Editorial, "Whitewater Hearings With A Difference," The Washington Times, 7/18/95)

"Treasury Department Chief Of Staff Joshua Steiner, Who Came Under Fire During Whitewater Hearings In August For His Claim That He Had Lied To His Diary, Has Decided To Leave The Agency To Pursue Other Job Opportunities In New York." (Jerry Seper, "Steiner Of Diary Fame Leaves Treasury Job," The Washington Times, 1/6/95)

"Many Of Obama's Baby Bundlers Cut Their Teeth In Bill Clinton's Administration. … There Was Also Josh Steiner, Another Treasury Hand And Now A Partner Of Steve Rattner's At The Quadrangle Group." (John Heilemann, "Money Chooses Sides," New York Magazine, 4/23/07)

"Leading Donors To The Clinton And Obama Campaigns Sat Down Together Last Night With DNC Chairman Howard Dean At A Meeting At The Fifth Avenue Apartment Of Super-Bundlers Maureen White And Steven Rattner. … The Meeting, Which Started At 7 P.M. And Lasted Several Hours, Included, Among Others… Obama Supporters Soros, Brian Mathis, James Rubin, Michael Froman And Josh Steiner." (Jason Horowitz, "Clinton Donors Press Dean at Fifth Avenue Bundler Summit," New York Observer, 4/4/08)

Josh Steiner Is A Bundler For Obama's Presidential Campaign And Has Committed To Raising $50,000 To $100,000. (Obama For America Web Site, www.barackobama.com, Accessed 7/17/08)

• Josh Steiner Has Contributed At Least $4,600 To Obama's Presidential Campaign. (Center For Responsive Politics Web Site, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 10/8/08)

According To The Center For Responsive Politics, Employees That List Quadrangle As "Occupation" Contributed At Least $15,550 To Obama Since 2004. (Center For Responsive Politics Web Site, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 10/8/08)