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Google Exec, Columbia Prof, Union Leaders Among Invitees To WH Jobs Summit

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President Obama Thursday is hosting a jobs summit at the White House, with the administration putting its full attention toward the economy and unemployment.

Among the 130 attendees are small business owners, experts from the "green jobs" sector, business leaders, academics, city officials and representatives from nonprofits, the White House said.

Some names that jump out right away are Eric Schmidt of Google (he is an informal Obama adviser), New York Times columnist and Nobel economics prize winner Paul Krugman, Columbia Business School professor Joe Stiglitz and Anna Burger of the Change to Win union.

Full list of confirmed attendees after the jump:

Eric Schmidt, Google Randall Stevenson, AT&T Surya Mohapatra, Quest Frederick Smith, Fed Ex Brian Roberts, Comcast Bob Iger, Disney James McNerney, Boeing Andrew Livens, Dow Peter, Solmssen, Siemens Stephanie Burns, Dow Corning Phaedra Ellis Lamkins, Green for All Reed Hundt, Coalition for the Green Bank Larry Mishel, EPI Alan Blinder, Princeton Paul Krugman, Princeton Joe Stiglitz, Columbia Bob Greenstein,Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia

Small Business Owners including:
David Ickert, Air Tractor
Woody Hall, Diversapack
Rose Wang, Binary Group

Anna Burger, Change to Win
Leo Gerard, United Steel Workers
Joe Hansen, United Food and Commercial Workers
Randi Weingarten, AFT
Mayor Frank Cownie, Des Moines, IA
Mayor Julian Castro, San Antonio, Texas
Mayor Ed Pawlowski , Allentown, PA

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November 30, 2009 10:57 AM   

This is what I like the most about Obama and why I voted for him. The "Change we can believe in" and "Yes we can" are good slogans but what REALLY struck me is how he just wanted to hear from everyone, no matter the party, just so he could get good ideas. Neither party has a monopoly on good ideas, so hearing from everyone could really help shape a good jobs bill.

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November 30, 2009 2:24 PM    in reply to theone718

Good to see Krugman, who was a persistent Obama critic during the 2008 campaign, and Blinder, who is less well known but at least as progressive and talented.

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November 30, 2009 11:21 AM   

Anna Burger but no Trumka?

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November 30, 2009 11:31 AM   

Why not shift the focus of the 'jobs summit' and invite the financial industry leadership? They have learned how to shift their private loses to the public; how to work the 'de-politicized Fed' to get the coverage they need; how to get the ear of the President and guide each decision; and how to lend cheap dollars and be paid back with expensive ones. If we all had that, we really wouldn't need jobs anyway.

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November 30, 2009 1:23 PM   

WTF? No military recruiters?

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December 5, 2009 3:23 PM   

Obama is a Communist. See the proof here: http://www.commieblaster.com/obama/index.html

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