EXCLUSIVE: Emanuel accepts White House job (Politico)

Drahma
blogs.tnr.com 11/6/2008 — Per the candidate's famous wish, Obama's team ran a remarkably drama-free campaign. So it's a bit curious to see the public drama unfolding over whether Rahm Emanuel accepts his offer to be chief of staff. A colleague reports that an indecisive ...

Rahm Says Yes to WH CoS Job
blogs.abcnews.com 11/6/2008 — Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., has accepted the job of White House Chief of Staff in the Obama Administration, Obama sources tell ABC News. In other Obamaland news, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will hold a meeting with economic advisers tomorrow, likely...

Obama's Pick for Chief of Staff Tops Recipients of Wall Street Money
opensecrets.org 11/6/2008 — A day after being elected president and acknowledging "the worst financial crisis in a century," Barack Obama asked one of the biggest recipients of Wall Street campaign contributions to be his chief of staff. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the Illinois ...

Fond Farewell to an Original Clinton Warrior
washingtonpost.com 11/6/2008 — Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 16, 1998; Page A6 In the middle of 1993, after the Clinton administration's fumbling debut, a senior White House official came to political director Rahm Emanuel with a not-so-subtle suggestion: perhaps ...

Rahm Emanuel and Israel
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com 11/6/2008 — The news that Rahm Emanuel has accepted Barack Obama's request to be his chief of staff is fascinating on many levels, not least of which is Rahm's deep Israel credentials. First, in the interest of full disclosure, I've known Rahm for a long time, ...

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The transition: Will Rahm accept? — First Read 11/6/2008
USA Today front-pages, “Barack Obama spent his first day as president-elect thanking the people who helped him win the job and lining up his White House team, starting with fiery congressman and Clinton administration veteran Rahm Emanuel as his ...

Reid to Meet With Lieberman on His Chairmanship — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 11/6/2008
Christopher Cooper reports on politics. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will meet with Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman this afternoon to discuss the wayward Democrat’s future in light of his enthusiastic support of Republican Sen. John ...

Emanuel officially named chief of staff — First Read 11/6/2008
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro President-elect Obama has officially named Rep. Rahm Emanuel his chief of staff. Emanuel, who is the chairman of the Democratic Caucus, is the fourth-ranking member of the U.S. House. He ...

Ari Emanuel's brother has clout too — L.A. Times - Politics 11/7/2008
The Endeavor agency founder is the sibling of Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama's pick for chief of staff. > And so the winner is? Endeavor. The aggressive, A-list ...

Emanuel pick gets mixed reaction — CNN.com - Politics 11/6/2008
President-elect Barack Obama's first major appointment received mixed reaction from Democrats and Republicans.