From:James.Rubin@bcpartners.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2008-08-31 13:38 Subject:

look forward to seeing you tuesday denver was great - sorry not to have seen you in the category of "over my pay grade" i offer one agenda suggestion, which is totally self serving since i have to leave early. at least as far as my group -- christine, gayle and me -- our primary process area of uncertainty is the schedule. So the earlier in the day you address that concretely the more anxiety you'll relieve. btw : love the palin choice This email is confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. It may be read, copied and used only by the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail (or telephone +44 (0) 20 7009 4800) and then delete this message from your system; you are kindly requested not to copy or use it for any purpose or disclose its contents to any person. Email is not a secure method of communication, and emails may be interfered or intercepted with, or contain defects, and may not be successfully replicated on other systems. BC Partners do not warrant that this e-mail, and any attachments, are virus free. You should take full responsibility for virus checking. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email purportedly sent by us, please contact us immediately. Unless otherwise stated any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not represent those of BC Partners Limited. This email is intended for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation or offer to buy or sell investments of any type. BC Partners Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.