voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/6/2008
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Newly installed White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and President-elect Barack Obama. Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast of the Associated Press llinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel has accepted the job as President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, a move...
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/6/2008
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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....
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Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House
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Emanuel accepts, will be COS
Political Animal —
... and the Washington Post are reporting the same thing. On a related note, Michael Crowley raised a good point about how speculation about Emanuel leaked early, and has been the subject of ample media speculation over the last day and a half. "Normally you'd expect Obamaland to have sewed this up before word got out," ...
Rahm Emanuel Accepts Post As President-Elect Obama’s Chief Of Staff
The Moderate Voice —
... who can help Obama shove his agenda through Congress.
Obama’s choice is being welcomed by many Democrats as a good pick. One argument now being made by many Republicans is that Emanuel’s pick shows Obama won’t be a President who reaches across the aisles. Most likely: Obama will still reach across the aisle and so will Emanuel, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see Emaunel crack a few heads as he reaches across the aisle if it has to be done.
The Washington Post’s Chris Cilliazza explains the signficance of the pick this way: ...
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corner.nationalreview.com 11/5/2008 — Obama's apparent selection of Rahm Emanuel for White House chief of staff is an extremely disconcerting (if not wholly surprising) first indication on the "which Obama will we get" question. It suggests both that he wants to be ruthless and partisan ...
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baseballcrank.com 11/11/2008 — The first major personnel announcement of the new Obama Administration is out, and the word is that Congressman Rahm Emanuel has been offered the post of Obama's chief of staff . The announcement didn't exactly go off smoothly, as this NBC report ...
Emanuel Offered Chief of Staff Job
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 11/5/2008 — Rahm Emanuel has told associates that he was leaning toward stepping down from his Congressional leadership position to join Barack Obama's team.
Rahm Emanuel as WH Chief of Staff. Whaddya think?
dailykos.com 11/7/2008 — By now you've all heard the rumors, and the rumors have turned into solid news reports: Rahm Emanuel has been offered the job of White House Chief of Staff. There are a couple different ways to evaluate this, of course. Rahm gets mixed reviews ...
What Rahm Says About An Obama Administration
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 ...
Obama Offers Rahm Emanuel Job of White House Chief of Staff
blogs.abcnews.com 11/5/2008 — Previous | Main Obama Offers Rahm Emanuel Job of White House Chief of Staff November 05, 2008 8:30 AM ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama has offered the White House chief of staff job to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill. Emanuel, a ...
Obama Names Rahm Emanuel His Chief of Staff. So What Does It Mean?
themoderatevoice.com 11/14/2008 — Clintonite and Congressman Rahm Emanuel has accepted Obama’s offer to be his chief of staff.
Like David Corn and Ezra Klein , I’m ambivalent about it. On the one hand, Emanuel hasn’t exactly been an ally of the liberal-progressive ...
Emanuel as COS?
washingtonmonthly.com 11/5/2008 — EMANUEL AS COS?.... Rumors about Rahm Emanuel possibly joining the staff of an Obama White House have been circulating for days, and Jake Tapper reports that the offer has already been extended. ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama has...
What, Exactly, Has Rahm "Gotten Done?"
openleft.com 11/7/2008 — I'm not sensing a lot of agreement with my skepticism about the utility of Rahm Emanuel becoming Obama's first chief of staff . Part of it, I'm sure, is that people are in a celebratory, optimistic mood right now, and willing to give Obama the benefit ...
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 ...
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 ...
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