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CNN’s Joe Johns: Rush Limbaugh ‘Breathing Fire’
newsbusters.org - 11/9/2008
CNN’s Joe Johns: Rush Limbaugh ‘Breathing Fire’
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On Friday’s Newsroom program, as CNN awaited Barack Obama’s first press conference as president-elect, correspondent Joe Johns outlined how Rush Limbaugh was apparently "back on the radio breathing fire, taking Obama and his now-named Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to the woodshed." He ...

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Right-wing media feeds its post-election anger - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 11/9/2008
Right-wing media feeds its post-election anger - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — A healthy skepticism is not only the media's right but its obligation. Indeed, commentators at many mainstream outlets -- including the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal -- have already argued that Obama's best bet to succeed ... (more) Right-wing media feeds its post-election anger - Los ...

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jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com - 11/6/2008
Rahm Emanuel and Israel
— jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com — 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, ... (more) Rahm Emanuel and Israel

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Noted Democratic Shill Begs Nutroots Not To Viciously Attack Emanuel For Being Too Jewish
mererhetoric.com - 11/9/2008
Noted Democratic Shill Begs Nutroots Not To Viciously Attack Emanuel For Being Too Jewish
— mererhetoric.com — Part Of The Team Pro-Carter shill MJ Rosenberg is asking the far left to eschew anti-Semitic attacks on Emanuel. Not because anti-Semitic attacks are wrong per se - what would the contemporary DNC ever do? More because Emanuel is apparently one of ... (more) Noted Democratic Shill Begs Nutroots Not To Viciously ...

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Dem Sweep Energizes Conservative Movement, Talk Radio, Blogs
The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney — NOT ANGRY, GIDDY! For Conservatives, Election Outcome Couldn't Be Better *** WELCOME 2CC RADIO CANBERRA LISTENERS *** If talk radio is now somehow irrelevant, then why are nervous liberals watching its every move? Yes, once again, our "progressive" friends want to have it both ways: as they argue that it no longer matters, they want the medium shut down through the imposition of a Fairness Doctrine. ...

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newsbusters.org 11/7/2008 — CNN anchor Campbell Brown introduced a segment on Thursday’s Election Center program by contrasting the "[p]eople all over the world dancing in the streets" over the election of Barack Obama to the "really, really angry" reaction ...
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openleft.com 11/7/2008 — I don't like Rahm Emanuel becoming Obama's chief of staff, but I also don't think it would have mattered if he chose someone else. If Obama wanted Rahm as Chief of Staff, but Rahm had declined or been denied the slot via outside pressure, then you can ...
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com 11/6/2008 — Below are statements from President-elect Barack Obama and Congressman Rahm Emanuel on Congressman Emanuel being named White House Chief of Staff Statement from President-elect Barack Obama " I am pleased to announce that my good friend, ...
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Rahm Emanuel: You Can't Take a Knife to a Gun Fight. Live from Chicago, It's BuzzFlash.com!
buzzflash.com 11/7/2008 — MARK KARLIN'S EDITOR'S BLOG: Another BuzzFlash Perspective on Our Homestate Illinois Politics. As the oldest and largest news and commentary progressive website (since May of 2000) betweeen the coasts -- and headquartered in Chicago -- our readers ...
Dem Sweep Energizes Conservative Movement, Talk Radio, Blogs
radioequalizer.blogspot.com 11/10/2008 — NOT ANGRY, GIDDY! For Conservatives, Election Outcome Couldn't Be Better *** WELCOME 2CC RADIO CANBERRA LISTENERS *** If talk radio is now somehow irrelevant , then why are nervous liberals watching its every move ? Yes, once again, our ...
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realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com 11/7/2008 — A stroll down memory lane in honor of Barack Obama's new chief of staff. Start with Nina Easton's big profile of Rahm following the 2006 election. Remember, too, the tantrum the netroots threw over...
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newsbusters.org 3/3/2009 — Back on January 29, we discussed the daily strategy phone call engineered by Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for friendly TV commentators and "reporters." Politico reported that Emanuel has a daily phone conference call with ABC's George ...
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blogs.tnr.com 11/6/2008 — Despite their very, uh, different personalities , Obama and Emanuel have one big thing in common: David Axelrod. Emanuel is one of Axelrod's closest friends; Axelrod even signed the ketubah at Emanuel's wedding. They first got to know each other ...
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President-elect Barack Obama has said he intends to move with 'deliberate haste' in making appointments. (CNN) — The head of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team said Sunday that the incoming administration is conducting ...
Aide: Obama team reviewing 'virtually every agency' — CNN.com - Politics 11/9/2008
The head of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team said Sunday that the incoming administration is conducting an extensive review of President Bush's executive orders.
Rahm Emanuel: Obama Responsible for Setting Bipartisan 'Tone' — FOXNews.com 11/9/2008
Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama's designated Chief of Staff, responded Sunday to Republicans' criticisms that he will engage in tough, partisan politics once in the White House.
Poland condemns lawmaker's anti-Obama slur (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/9/2008
AP - Poland's Foreign Ministry has condemned a conservative lawmaker who called U.S. president-elect Barack Obama the "black messiah of the new left" and said his victory marks the "end of the civilization of the white man."