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Emanuel brushes off 'hyper-partisan' charges

 
Rep. Rahm Emanuel says he will help Barack Obama work in a bipartisan way. (CNN) — Rep. Rahm Emanuel insisted Sunday that he would help President-elect Barack Obama work in a bipartisan fashion, brushing off criticism that he would be a “hyper-partisan” chief of staff. “President Obama is very clear, as you look at his career, both [...] (link)

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