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rollingstone.com - 11/6/2008
Axelrod’s Man in the White House
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Rahm Emanuel has reportedly been tapped for Obama’s Chief of Staff. He’s undoubtedly qualified and has the enforcer mentality the job may just require. This is a serious, but decidedly un-cuddly pick. It’s essential to note that Rahm and David Axelrod are also closest friends ...

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Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/6/2008
Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House
— blogs.abcnews.com — Former Obama chief strategist David Axelrod has accepted the position of Senior Adviser in the White House, sources tell ABC News. He will join Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill, who has accepted the position of Obama's White House Chief of Staff.... (more) Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House

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blogs.cqpolitics.com - 11/6/2008
Is Rahm Emanuel Right for Obama's White House of Change?
— blogs.cqpolitics.com — As I wrote yesterday , it's hard to depict Representative Rahm Emanuel, who has been picked by President-elect Barack Obama to be his White House chief of staff, as an agent of change. After all, Emanuel has been a Washington player for years and, ... (more) Is Rahm Emanuel Right for Obama's White House of Change?

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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/6/2008
Why Rahm: A Message To -- And From -- The Center
— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — Why Rahm, really? Advisers say that Obama has sent a not-so-subtle message to Congress: President-Elect Obama will not cede much agenda-setting ground to liberals. While outside Democrats are interpreting Emanuel's selection as an institutional ... (more) Why Rahm: A Message To -- And From -- The Center

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David Axelrod: Obama's Senior Adviser?
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... -- Axelrod even signed the ketubah at Emanuel's wedding. Rolling Stone quotes Emanuel saying that during the campaign, they spoke several times a day in a "sounding board" capacity. ...

David Axelrod: Obama's Senior Adviser?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... -- Axelrod even signed the ketubah at Emanuel's wedding. Rolling Stone quotes Emanuel saying that during the campaign, they spoke several times a day in a "sounding board" capacity. ...

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