Karl Rove, the president's top political adviser, is said to be concerned about alienating Catholics and conservatives.
Since the 1970s, cabinet ministers have usually been allowed to appoint a personal political adviser at public expense.
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And Mr Clinton's former political adviser, Doug Sosnik, argued that public attitudes may harden in the next three months.
She is the Obamas' closest friend and has served as a political adviser.
But Mr Kirchner's death leaves her bereft not just of her lifelong partner but of her chief political adviser.
But he's still president, still got some time left, so who replaces his political adviser there in the White House?
"Incumbents are affected by what people see and hear, and this is not a pretty time, " a Bush political adviser said.
He put Rahm Emanuel, who has moved into George Stephanopoulos' old office as senior political adviser, in charge of the reform campaign.
But Karl Rove, Bush's chief political adviser has the most to explain.
Other reporters had talked to Karl Rove, Mr Bush's top political adviser.
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Mr Rove is the only political adviser to combine both roles.
The administration is also talking up the strength of the U.S. economy, as the president's chief political adviser did in a speech today.
"It's not unfair to say he doesn't forget, but that doesn't necessarily translate into holding a grudge, " said Bush-Cheney political adviser Mary Matalin.
White House aides defend his actions, but it shows the president's top political adviser has his hands in a great number of policy issues.
Now what does all this say, all the election results say for Karl Rove, President Bush's political adviser who obviously suffered a defeat here?
The announcement came on the heels of the death of the congressman's brother and chief political adviser, Michael, in a Colorado skiing accident, last year.
Other administration officials at the meeting included Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and the president's chief political adviser, Karl Rove.
Norman Lamb, chief parliamentary and political adviser to Nick Clegg, agreed that changes to the NHS reform "shouldn't be regarded as concessions to placate Lib Dems".
Confidential emails purportedly from former political adviser Sidney Blumenthal to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been hacked and widely distributed to politicians and news sources.
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The Malaysian government is blaming foreigners jealous of Malaysia's recovery of spreading vicious lies about the relationship between Mahathir and chief financial and political adviser Daim Zainuddin.
"It's still a very difficult economic environment, and there's plenty of time for Romney to rally, " said Mark McKinnon, a former political adviser to President George W. Bush.
While a hairstylist blew out her long hair, she texted Trevor Neilson, the political adviser who worked with Bono, to review her Washington schedule for this weekend's inaugural.
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Maliki's political adviser said that though the agreement is vague, it will make it easier to sell to Parliament and the public, which had insisted on a withdrawal plan.
Then, another story in the Washington Post reported that Karl Rove, the president's top political adviser, was involved after White House officials said that no senior official was involved.
Worse, Mr Abramoff boasted that Mr Bush knew him well enough to ask about his children, and that he had close contacts with Karl Rove, Mr Bush's main political adviser.
As the chief crony during Marcos's 20-year reign, Cojuangco acquired a fearsome reputation as an astute political adviser to the strongman and a resourceful businessman who gobbled up large corporations.
Another State Department official, Jeff Beals, political adviser at the US Embassy in Baghdad, says that military commanders and US diplomats now meet with a wide range of Sunni tribal leaders.
Al-Assad should use "emotional" language about pro-Syrian "martyrs, " wrote a female aide named Hadeel, who said she consulted with a number of people, including a political adviser to the Iranian ambassador.
Banyat Bantadtan, the PM's closest political adviser, disputes this.
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