http://www.wikio.com/search=John Harwood Wikio - John Harwood http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=62690071 I recently read the book Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles In Backroom Power by John Harwood and Gerald F. Seib. Both authors are Washington political correspondents. This book is a series of brief chapters about a variety of Washington political players. Some of those profiled are lifelong insiders. Some came to insider power through unusual channels. Others are looking to change [...] Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:05:44 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=62690071 2008-07-02T04:05:44Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=62546282 Offer of the day Todays Top deals http www. Stay up to date on these results. Alt ToCAD Sunpak mm Skylight Filter. WMA and AAC files through a memory card slot. He was born in Devon and spent his early. Celeste Magic prevail against Warriors in OT. At least people were [...] Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:04:47 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=62546282 2008-07-01T02:04:47Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61860341 Ever wondered who really holds the power on Pennsylvania Avenue? You may be surprised. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:16:57 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61860341 2008-06-25T07:16:57Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61824391 JOHN CLEESE, DARYL HANNAH, HENRY WINKLER and illusionists PENN + TELLER have been caught on camera punching a fan. Steve Harwood has posted his quirky snapshots with ... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:54:19 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61824391 2008-06-24T21:54:19Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61828336 JOHN CLEESE, DARYL HANNAH, HENRY WINKLER and illusionists PENN & TELLER have been caught on camera punching a fan. Steve Harwood has posted his quirky snapshots with the celebrities on his website SteveHarwood.com. He claims Hannah took umbrage to his compliments about her mermaid film Splash, while funnyman Cleese "jumped out from behind a recycle bin, socked [...] Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:33:15 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61828336 2008-06-24T21:33:15Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61691252 In a June 23 New York Times article , political writer and CNBC chief Washington correspondent John Harwood wrote that Sen. John McCain "cast" his position "switch" on offshore drilling as a "bold action in response to gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon." Similarly, in a June 23 Washington Post article , staff writer Anne E. Kornblut reported: "As gas prices have shot above $4 per gallon, energy policy has taken center stage in the campaign. Both [Sen. Barack] Obama and the presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain, have proposed plans to ease the crunch for consumers. McCain last week reversed his opposition to offshore oil drilling." But neither Harwood nor Kornblut noted that the Department of Energy has determined that offshore drilling would not impact gas prices for many years. In its Annual Energy Outlook for 2007, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated : "The projections in the OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] access case indicate that access to the Pacific, Atlantic, and eastern Gulf regions would not have a significant impact on domestic crude oil and natural gas production or prices before 2030. Leasing would begin no sooner than 2012, and production would not be expected to start before 2017." In assessing the likely impact of drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf area, the EIA further stated that "despite the increase in production from previously restricted areas after 2012, total natural gas production from the lower 48 OCS is projected generally to decline after 2020." The EIA continued: "Although a significant volume of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and natural gas resources is added in the OCS access case, conversion of those resources to production would require both time and money. In addition, the average field size in the Pacific and Atlantic regions tends to be smaller than the average in the Gulf of Mexico, implying that a significant portion of the additional resource would not be economically attractive to develop at the reference case prices." Additionally, the Post itself had reported on June 22 that McCain's senior policy adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, told reporters that lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling "would not boost oil supplies or bring down gas prices in the immediate future." From Harwood's June 23 New York Times article: The summer transition to general election from primary campaign is ripe for shifts of tone and emphasis, if not outright flip-flops. Since using populist rhetoric on trade and taxes to vanquish his Democratic rival, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama has declared himself a free-trader while signaling the possibility of cutting corporate taxes and delaying some tax increases for the wealthy. And when his fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill essentially abandoned their battle with Mr. Bush on terrorist surveillance, Mr. Obama was freed from one potentially damaging national security debate with his war-hero rival. The common thread, as with Mr. Obama's decision to eschew the spending limits imposed by the public financing system, is the portrayal of Mr. Obama as a pragmatic politician rather than one who is ideologically rigid. Mr. McCain intended to communicate the same point last week with his decision to abandon support for a federal moratorium on off-shore oil drilling. While Mr. Obama dismissed the switch as "the same Washington politics," Mr. McCain cast it as bold action in response to gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon. Having already bucked the establishments of their parties, Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain have four more months for repositioning as they woo swing voters. Trying to shed his party's baggage, Mr. McCain may find additional flip-flops harder to resist. From Kornblut's June 23 Washington Post article: The three other components of the plan, as described by Obama economic adviser Jason Furman, are to ensure that U.S. energy futures cannot be traded in offshore, unregulated markets; to work toward international regulation of oil futures markets, in cooperation with like-minded countries; and to have both the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department investigate the oil markets. As gas prices have shot above $4 per gallon, energy policy has taken center stage in the campaign. Both Obama and the presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain, have proposed plans to ease the crunch for consumers. McCain last week reversed his opposition to offshore oil drilling ; he has also supported giving consumers a "holiday" from paying federal taxes on gasoline. The McCain campaign said yesterday that Obama is mimicking McCain on the gas loophole. "The truth is Barack Obama is following John McCain's lead to close a Wall Street loophole that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton," McCain campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds said in a statement. "John McCain has supported bipartisan efforts to close this loophole and will work to address abuses in oil speculation." Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:39:05 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61691252 2008-06-23T22:39:05Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61565571 On the June 22nd "Meet the Press" roundtable with Brian Wiliams, John Harwood and Andrea Mitchell, Ms. Mitchell revealed that Barack Obama's claim of having more small donors may be misleading at best: MS. MITCHELL: But, at the same time,... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:50:18 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61565571 2008-06-22T22:50:18Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61504371 Guest host is Brian Williams. Guest are: SENATOR JOE BIDEN (D-DE) Obama Supporter Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC) National Co-Chair, McCain Campaign ANDREA MITCHELL NBC News JOHN HARWOOD New York Times Chief Washington Correspondent, CNBC From 'Meet The Press' Producer,Betsy Fischer: Dear Viewers, Friday morning of last week, Tim Russert was hard at work preparing for Sunday's upcoming interview with Senators Lindsey Graham and Joe Biden. He was excited and so looking forward to having both these Senators together, on the "Meet the Press" set, debating the hot issues of the presidential race. As you know, tragically that show never happened. This Sunday, both Senators Graham and Biden have graciously agreed to appear here to have that Decision 2008 debate. It will be the debate that Tim was so looking forward to and it is the debate that I think he would want us to proceed with. We are fortunate that NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams will be here to moderate. Click for related content More on transcripts and resources Meet the Press airtimes in your area We will also have a political roundtable with Andrea Mitchell of NBC News and John Harwood of CNBC and the New York Times. Story continues below ↓advertisement Click Here And to close the show, in memory of Tim, we will have a special look back at this week's services and tributes to our leader and friend. With thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers, Betsy Fischer Executive Producer NBC News, "Meet the Press" Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:08:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61504371 2008-06-22T06:08:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61632197 John Harwood, CNBC correspondent and New York Times reporter, will read from his latest book “Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power.” Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:55:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=61632197 2008-06-19T17:55:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60979394 The numbers in this video are astounding. They can be verified at the Center for Responsive Politics. In fairness to Sen. McCain, here is his entire answer to the question about requiring the oil industry to pursue alternative energy resources for context: MR. HARWOOD: You would not require the oil industry to use its [...] Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:34:35 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60979394 2008-06-17T20:34:35Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60922643 John Harwood and Gerald F. Seib describe Washington lobbyists, deal makers and strategists. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60922643 2008-06-17T08:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60812176 National Public Radio: Conversation with John Harwood and Gerald Seib Conversation with journalists John Harwood(Chief Washington Correspondent for CNBC) and Gerald Seib(Executive Washington editor of The Wall Street Journal), authors of “Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power.” An excerpt of the book: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91415100 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:33:25 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60812176 2008-06-16T16:33:25Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60553584 The last interview Tim Russert did before he died was with John Harwood and Jerry Seib -- and they thought Tim didn't look so good. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:46:15 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60553584 2008-06-13T22:46:15Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60544917 During an interview with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC at 4:40pm, John Harwood relayed a story about how he and Gerry Seib were taping Russert's MSNBC show this morning. Harwood said, quoting Seib, "You know, I don't think Tim felt very well." Russert returned just last night from a vacation to Italy. Howard Fineman on MSNBC is reporting Russert's wife Maureen and son Luke remained in Italy. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:08:45 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60544917 2008-06-13T21:08:45Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60553105 Filed under: TV , Breaking News TMZ.com : The last people Tim Russert interviewed before he died thought he newsman didn't look so good.Writers John Harwood and Jerry Seib pre-taped an interview with Russert this morning for this weekend's episode of the "Tim Russert Show." After the... Read more Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:33:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60553105 2008-06-13T17:33:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60393367 From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro The McCain campaign held a conference call to hit Obama on his stance on gas prices, accusing him of having said in an interview with CNBC’s John Harwood that Americans should “somehow get used to higher gas prices.” VIDEO: The presumptive Democratic nominee discusses gas prices, taxes, the housing crisis and other matters with CNBC's John Harwood. “Clearly the country is in shock when they see escalating gas prices,” Republican Virginia congressman Eric Cantor said. “It’s time for us to act. What we heard yesterday was Barack Obama indicate he is out of touch.” He added that “Somehow the American people should sort of somehow get used to higher gas prices … reflects that he just doesn’t get it. That people would “just have to get used to them is just out of touch,” Cantor said. But is the assertion taken out of context, and in fact, a mischaracterization? When asked by Harwood if higher gas prices were an incentive to shift to alternative means of energy, Obama said the U.S. has "been slow to move in a better direction when it comes to energy usage." When Harwood followed up and asked if the higher prices then could actually help, Obama responded this way: "I think that I would have preferred a gradual adjustment. The fact that this is such a shock to American pocketbooks is not a good thing. But if we take some steps right now to help people make the adjustment, first of all by putting more money into their pockets, but also by encouraging the market to adapt to these new circumstances more quickly, particularly U.S. automakers, then I think ultimately, we can come out of this stronger and have a more efficient energy policy than we do right now." ...( read more ) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:27:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60393367 2008-06-12T17:27:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60251655 This was Obama yesterday on CNBC's Special Report : CNBC'S John Harwood: “So Could These High Prices Help Us'” Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL): “I Think That I Would Have Preferred A Gradual Adjustment.” Huh? Here's the nutty video: And, here is US Senate Minority leader Sen. Mitch McConnell today blasting Obama for his ridiculous statements on gas prices: When the Democrats took over Congress on January 4, 2007, the average price of regular gasoline was $2.33 per gallon. Today gas is over $4.00 per gallon. Republican Senators have more on the "gradual increases" HERE . Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:13:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60251655 2008-06-11T19:13:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60097198 > ABC World News anchor Charles Gibson receives the 2008 Fred Friendly First Amendment Award from Quinnipiac University today. The award is named after the former CBS News president. > CNBC's chief Washington correspondent John Harwood sat down yesterday with Sen. Barack Obama for his first TV interview since Sen. Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign. The full interview airs tonight at 8pmET during the "Your Money, Your Vote" special. > FBN anchor Cheryl Casone appears on the cover and is profiled in this month's Southern Vanity, "Dallas' Affluent Lifestyle Magazine." Casone will be live all day at the WSJ Deals and Dealmakers Conference tomorrow. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:03:41 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=60097198 2008-06-10T18:03:41Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=59989182 After repeatedly referring to Sen. John McCain as a " maverick " or having a " maverick brand " during the Republican presidential primary, CNBC chief Washington correspondent John Harwood once again used the moniker while discussing McCain, asserting the McCain campaign's criticism of the media is, in part, "a way for John McCain, who has been such a maverick, to try to unify the Republican Party, 'cause one thing that unifies Republicans is that the mainstream media is something they don't like very much." As Media Matters for America has documented, broadcast and print media routinely use the term "maverick" when discussing McCain, often without noting his rightward shift on high-profile issues such as immigration and taxes or acknowledging his numerous falsehoods . Harwood's comments came during an appearance on the June 9 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe , after MSNBC political analyst Mike Barnicle asked: "John, what happens to John McCain if, as seems to be happening as we speak, is this continued thin-skinned atmosphere around the McCain campaign towards the media? You know, 'that's an unfair story,' 'you're pro-Obama.' " Barnicle added, "I mean, John McCain, we -- he's widely admired by members of the media, myself included . I've covered him for a long time. What happens if he changes during the course of this campaign and becomes appearing as thin-skinned, and his people appear as thin-skinned, toward a force in this country that has been so beneficial to him?" After suggesting that McCain's complaints about the media may be an attempt to "unif[y] Republicans," Harwood continued, asserting: "You know, I -- we'll see how that plays out over the long run. I think it's a tactic right now, and it's a little bit silly, because, you know, you talk to all the Republicans who ran against John McCain, they think that he's gotten a very favorable press for quite a long time. So, maybe he's trying to cure the perception that, you know, he's in love with all the people around your table up there." From the June 9 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe : PAT BUCHANAN (political analyst): Right. John, you know, when you take a look at the issues -- basically the unpopularity of the war, Bush at 28 percent, the economy, you know, unemployment rising by 750,000, gas prices going through the roof -- Democrats should walk away with the race, and yet, in the polls today, you've got a dead heat between Obama and McCain. What do you attribute that to? MIKA BRZEZINSKI (co-host): Yeah. BUCHANAN: I mean, especially the Obama segment has this sort of leftist taint and the attacks on him as being exotic and out of touch, do you think they've taken root in light of the fact that, I guess, Hillary Clinton was still running stronger in the national election only slightly against McCain when she dropped out? HARWOOD: I think it's that green-puke background from that speech the other night -- [laughter] BUCHANAN: That helped McCain? HARWOOD: -- and the theme was pudding. Americans like a theme with pudding. No, seriously, I think it has to do with the fact that, first of all, John McCain's persona is very strong. People like McCain. They admire the brand of patriotism that he represents, so that's a powerful, independent asset, even if you set aside the problems for the Republican brand. Barack Obama is different. He's the first African-American candidate. He's got a different background that -- than a lot of mainstream voters can relate to. The whole Jeremiah Wright thing, Bill Ayers, the entire aura of Hyde Park is something that Republicans and Mrs. Clinton were able to use in the primary -- will be able to use some more -- the question is, how does all that net out at the end? I think Barack Obama, as you indicated earlier, Pat, begins in a pretty strong position. All of the atmospheric conditions are right for Democrats. The question is, can he hold up over the course of the campaign? Clinton people made the argument she would hold up better than he could. And there's some reasons to think that that might be true. However, it's a change election, and he's the guy more than anybody in the country who personifies change -- BRZEZINSKI: Change, absolutely. HARWOOD: -- and so that puts him in a good position. BRZEZINSKI: Yeah. BARNICLE: John, what happens to John McCain if, as seems to be happening as we speak, is this continued thin-skinned atmosphere around the McCain campaign towards the media? You know, "that's an unfair story," "you're pro-Obama" -- BRZEZINSKI: Yeah, there is a lot of that. BARNICLE: I mean, John McCain, we -- he's widely admired by members of the media, myself included. I've covered him for a long time. What happens if he changes during the course of this campaign and becomes appearing as thin-skinned, and his people appear as thin-skinned, toward a force in this country that has been so beneficial to him? HARWOOD: They're beating that drum pretty hard, aren't they? BARNICLE: Yeah. HARWOOD: I think part of it is that that is a way for John McCain -- who has been such a maverick -- to try to unify the Republican Party, 'cause one thing that unifies Republicans is that the mainstream media is something they don't like very much. You know, I -- we'll see how that plays out over the long run. I think it's a tactic right now, and it's a little bit silly, because, you know, you talk to all the Republicans who ran against John McCain, they think that he's gotten a very favorable press for quite a long time. So, maybe he's trying to cure the perception that, you know, he's in love with all the people around your table up there. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:02:41 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=59989182 2008-06-10T00:02:41Z http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=59955295 In a June 9 New York Times article , political writer John Harwood, CNBC's chief Washington correspondent, falsely suggested that Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton proposed "government-run health care." Harwood wrote: "Senator John McCain prevailed over a field of Republicans who almost unanimously shared his support for the Iraq war, embrace of President Bush's tax cuts, skepticism toward government-run health care and opposition to abortion rights. Senator Barack Obama defeated Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in a Democratic race in which both staked out opposite ground from Mr. McCain." However, Harwood's suggestion that Obama and Clinton -- on "opposite ground from Mr. McCain" -- support "government-run health care" is false. Neither Obama nor Clinton has proposed "government-run health care." Indeed, the Times itself reported in a May 3 article by reporters Michael Cooper and Julie Bosman that McCain has "inaccurately described the Democrats' health care proposals, using language that evokes the specter of socialized medicine" and quoted McCain asserting of Clinton's and Obama's plans: "[B]efore you decide to sign on to that kind of a program, go to Canada, or go to European countries that have government-run health care systems." Cooper and Bosman wrote that McCain's "suggestion is incorrect" and noted that "Both [Obama and Clinton] would maintain the existing private insurance system, providing government subsidies or tax credits to help the low-income uninsured afford premiums. And they would give consumers a new option to buy insurance from the federal government, with policies along the lines of Medicare." In addition to mischaracterizing the Democrats' plans as a " nationalized health-care system ," a "one-size-fits-all, big-government takeover of health care ," and a " government monopoly " on insurance coverage, McCain has frequently accused Democrats of proposing "government-run health care" -- language Harwood uncritically adopted. For instance, in a June 6 statement , McCain said: "The wrong change for our country would be an economic agenda based upon the policies of the past that advocate higher taxes, bigger government, government-run health care and greater isolationism. To help families at this critical time, we cannot afford to go backward as Senator Obama advocates." In a May 2 statement , McCain said: "The wrong course for our country would be to follow Senators Obama and Clinton and their siren songs of higher taxes, bigger government, greater isolationism and a government-run health care system." From Harwood's June 9 New York Times article: Strange as it sounds, the first five months of the 2008 campaign lacked the most powerful force in contemporary politics: partisanship fueled by ideology. Senator John McCain prevailed over a field of Republicans who almost unanimously shared his support for the Iraq war, embrace of President Bush's tax cuts, skepticism toward government-run health care and opposition to abortion rights. Senator Barack Obama defeated Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in a Democratic race in which both staked out opposite ground from Mr. McCain. Now those two self-contained conversations have given way to a broad clash of familiar product lines: Republican conservatism and Democratic liberalism. That clash has been obscured by the extended Obama-Clinton contest. But the huge stakes it carries for a discontented electorate ensure it will dominate the general election campaign. The differences extend to every area of federal policy: troop levels in Iraq, America's confrontation with Iran, levels of taxes and spending, strategies for expanding health coverage, the shape of the judiciary, and social policy. As Americans focus on the Obama-McCain contrast, and millions of heretofore uninterested voters begin tuning in, the resulting crosscurrents could have unpredictable consequences. Mr. McCain is riding a tide that has given conservative candidates the upper hand in recent American history. Mr. Obama is surfing a wave that has crested in opposition to the Bush presidency over an unpopular war and a weakening economy. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:23:35 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/John+Harwood?rinfoid=59955295 2008-06-09T18:23:35Z