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Marc Ambinder - Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. More

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal. He previously served as the politics editor, and is now a contributing editor, for The Atlantic, where he curated the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributed to the magazine. He was also a chief political consultant to CBS News. Earlier, at NJ's Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the ABC News Political Unit and was one of the founders of ABC's "The Note." Born in New York City, raised in Central Florida, Ambinder is a 2001 graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C.

Anita Dunn Joins White House Staff

By Marc Ambinder
Apr 30 2009, 8:06 PM ET Comment

Veteran Democratic strategist Anita Dunn will be the White House Communications Director, officials said today. Dunn, a senior Obama campaign strategist, takes over from Ellen Moran, who's moving to the Department of Commerce. 

Dunn will be the interim press chief -- her tenure is not expected to last more than three months as the White House looks for a communications strategist who will serve out the rest of Obama's first term.  Dunn has been an informal adviser to the White House and is part of David Axelrod's regular Wednesday roundtable.

Dunn has served as a strategist to many of Washington's top Democrats and is considered one of the more skilled message planners in the party. Obama grew to trust her advice during the campaign.


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