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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/11/2009
Axelrod And Emanuel Were Right (On The American Bank Oligarchs)
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When you cut through the technical details and the marketing distractions, sorting out the US banking fiasco comes down to one, and only one, question. How tough are you willing to be on the people who control the country's large banks? One option is to be gentle with them and adopt only ...
thehill.com - 2/12/2009
Rahm’s fingerprints all over package, tactics
— thehill.com — Rahm Emanuel may have moved his office down Pennsylvania Avenue, but to stand in the hallways of... the Capitol lately, it seems he never left. And if anyone’s fingerprints are on the nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package being sorted out in ... (more) Rahm’s fingerprints all over package, tactics

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huffingtonpost.com - 2/13/2009
Rahm: Obama Lost Control Of Stimulus Debate
— huffingtonpost.com — White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, in an interview with reporters, conceded that President Obama lost... control of the stimulus debate by focusing too much on bipartisan outreach. The Wall Street Journal reports : Mr. Emanuel owned up to one ... (more) Rahm: Obama Lost Control Of Stimulus Debate

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baselinescenario.com - 2/11/2009
Axelrod And Emanuel Were Right (On The American Bank Oligarchs)
— baselinescenario.com — When you cut through the technical details and the marketing distractions, sorting out the US banking fiasco... comes down to one, and only one, question. How tough are you willing to be on the people who control the country’s large banks? One ... (more) Axelrod And Emanuel Were Right (On The American Bank ...

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