Re: timely personnel issue

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me when you have a second. 202-299-7580 Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: "Stern, Todd" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:16:39 To: cosjbb<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; Bolten, Joshua B.<[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>; Burck, William A.<[email protected]> Subject: RE: timely personnel issue Thanks Josh. Bill and I have talked and he has sent me relevant materials. Talk to you all later. Todd -----Original Message----- From: cosjbb [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 12:13 PM To: [email protected]; Bolten, Joshua B. Cc: [email protected]; Stern, Todd; Burck, William A. Subject: Re: timely personnel issue John: got this one. I'm copying Dep WH Counsel Bill Burck to alert him to expect a contact from Todd Stern. Todd can reach Bill either thru email or WH operator. Thx, Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: Bolten, Joshua B. Cc: cosjbb; [email protected] <[email protected]>; Todd D. Stern <[email protected]> Sent: Sun Nov 16 11:33:03 2008 Subject: Re: timely personnel issue Tried to send this to you earlier but not sure it went thru, todd will reach out to Bill Burke (got the right name?) When you sat it's ok. Others on our side will be cheryl mills and beth nolan. Beth is former WH counsel and former acting aag in olc. Let me know when todd can call. ------Original Message------ From: Josh Bolten To: [email protected] Cc: Josh Bolten Cc: [email protected] Sent: Nov 15, 2008 10:26 PM Subject: timely personnel issue John:  Apology for intruding on the weekend, but I learned this evening of a timely (and odd) personnel issue of which I believe I should apprise you asap.  Can I call you around 10:00 tomorrow morning?  At which number? Alternatively, I'm happy to speak this evening til 11:30.  You can reach me thru Camp David operator: 301-824-2577. 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