The Center for American Progress
John D. Podesta , founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the liberal think tank Center for American Progress,
In 2009 Center for American Progress emerged as a major communications war room on behalf of Obama's domestic and foreign policy agenda
"The Center for American Progress — which has emerged as perhaps Washington’s most influential idea factory in the age of Obama
Funded by
Herbert M Sandler is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Golden West Financial Corporation and World Savings Bank.
Marion O Sandler ranked 346 among The 400 Richest Americans in 2005. [1]
"Marion O. Sandler, chief executive officer of Golden West Financial Corp.,
The Sandlers were included in the Forbes 2005 list of the world's richest people:
Major individual donors include George Soros, Peter Lewis, Steve Bing, and Herbert M. Sandler.
CAP has also been funded by the Democracy Alliance.
Wal-Mart is a major funder of the Center for American Progress,
Wal-Mart has been a major backer of Pres Obama's health care legislation,
Some open government groups, such as the Sunlight Foundation and the Campaign Legal Center, criticize the Center's failure to disclose its contributors, particularly since it is so influential in appointments to the Obama administration.