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chicagotribune.com - 11/9/2008
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It took only 36 hours for President-elect Barack Obama to take the off ramp from the Change We Can Believe In Highway and slam his foot on the gas in the express lanes of the Chicago Way. Because with his first official act, Obama selected a Chicago Daley machine guy for his chief of staff, U.S. ...
Rahm Emanuel: 'Do What You Got Elected to Do'
online.wsj.com - 11/8/2008
Rahm Emanuel: 'Do What You Got Elected to Do'
— online.wsj.com — The incoming chief of staff says expect a pragmatic White House.... (more) Rahm Emanuel: 'Do What You Got Elected to Do'

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Rahm Emanuel Facts
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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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Emanuel pick shows change is state of mind
The New Editor — The Chicago Tribune's John Kass: It took only 36 hours for President-elect Barack Obama to take the off ramp from the Change We Can Believe In Highway and slam his foot on the gas in the express lanes of the Chicago Way. Because with his first official act, Obama selected a Chicago Daley machine guy for his chief of staff, U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Tomczak). So much for transcending politics as we know it, eh? ... Among Chicago politicians, the Emanuel announcement was treated with enthusiasm. But it was enthusiasm of the ...

Obama: Only Four Days, Already Two Broken Promises
Stop The ACLU — ... This pick does not bode well for the claim that he is interested in a less rancorous administration because Emanuel is widely known as a pit bull for the left and is not new to Washington in any way. His intemperate language and hard-charging style is not the sort that one would expect for an exercise in bipartisanship. Neither is Emanuel’s close connection with the corrupt Chicago political machine or his long-time connection to the Clinton Administration. Chicago Tribune reporter John Kass scoffed that the Emanuel pick was hardly the one for “transcending politics as we ...

The Council Has Spoken!
The Glittering Eye — ... post, “How the Academic Left Elected Obama”. Second place honors went to Chicago Tribune’s “Obama and the Chicago Way”, an interesting commentary on how Barack Obama fits into local Chicago politics. ...

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