chicagotribune.com - 4/3/2009
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Chief of Staff The White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel listens as President Barack Obama delivers remarks to open the White House Forum on Health Reform in the East Room of the White House. ( Tribune photo by Zbigniew Bzdak / March 5, 2009)
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 4/8/2009
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newsblogs.chicagotribune.com —
Posted by John McCormick at 7:20 p.m.; last
updated at 9:10 p. m. Democratic Cook County Commissioner...
Mike Quigley claimed victory tonight in the 5th District race to replace Rahm Emanuel in Congress. With 94 percent of the Chicago and suburban Cook ...
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Quigley claims victory in race to replace Rahm Emanuel | ...
verumserum.com - 3/28/2009
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verumserum.com —
Found deep within the CSPAN archives, take a
look at this video clip from 2006 as Rahm...
Emanuel makes a very compelling moral AND economic argument for ending the corporate bailouts: You Tube Clip Yes, he is talking primarily about corporate tax ...
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Rahm Emanuel (!?) Makes the Case for Ending Corporate ...
google.com - 4/8/2009
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google.com —
10 hours ago CHICAGO (AP) A reform-minded Democrat
on Tuesday claimed the high-profile Illinois congressional seat that...
Rahm Emanuel gave up to be President Barack Obama's chief of staff. Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley, 50, trounced GOP ...
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The Associated Press: Democrat wins Rahm Emanuel's ...
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'Congressman A': Rahm Emanuel
The Swamp —
... a school in his district. Prosecutors say Blagojevich instructed a top aide to block the release of the money, even though it had been included in the state's budget.
Blagojevich also allegedly told a high-ranking state official that Emanuel's brother needed to host a fundraiser for him. The indictment does not say which of two brothers was mentioned, but the White House aide said it was Ari Emanuel, a high-powered Hollywood agent active in political fundraising.
The rest of the story is in Friday's Chicago Tribune.
Blagojevich Details
Balloon Juice —
... , when in all likelihood it was the Obama team who went to Fitzgerald after finding out he was shopping Obama’s former seat? Some more background: ...
Blagojevich Targeted Emanuel
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel "was the target of attempted extortion by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich," the Chicago Tribune reports. ...
Chi Trib
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‘Congressman A’: Rahm Emanuel
'Congressman A' is Rahm Emmanuel, aka "The Blagonator"
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily —
... Because you know that this Israeli Army trained moddafucker is the one who took down Blogjevich. You just don't fuck with The Rahm and for that I shall call him henceforth "The Blagonator". From 'Congressman A': Rahm Emanuel -- chicagotribune.com: ...
"Congressman A"
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] Rahm Emanuel has some questions to answer about his involvement in the Blagojevich case: The former North Side congressman, picked by Obama in November as his top staff member, was allegedly the subject of extortion in 2006 after he inquired about a $2 million state grant to benefit a school in his district. Prosecutors say Blagojevich instructed a top aide to block the release of the money, even though it had been included in the state's budget. Blagojevich also allegedly told a high-ranking state official that Emanuel's brother needed to host a fundraiser for him. The ...
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