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For Obama and Emanuel, it's take a Republican out to eat day
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/28/2009
For Obama and Emanuel, it's take a Republican out to eat day
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This is Love-a-Gop Day around the White House. The party that the Great Changer was sure the country didn't want four more years of is in big demand for now. The Democrats don't really need their votes in Congress to pass pretty much whatever they want in economic stimulus, even if it does ...

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Rahm Emanuel's Illegal D.C. Basement Rental
gawker.com - 2/3/2009
Rahm Emanuel's Illegal D.C. Basement Rental
— gawker.com — He's the cheapskate of staff. Rahm Emanuel , Barack Obama's right-hand man, lives in a basement apartment on Capitol Hill rented to him by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro . Just one problem: He's not allowed to live there. That's what private ... (more) Rahm Emanuel's Illegal D.C. Basement Rental

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swamppolitics.com - 2/2/2009
Rahm Emanuel back to Congress?
— swamppolitics.com — by John McCormick and Dan Mihalopoulos White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is interested in potentially returning to Chicago someday to reclaim the congressional seat he held until a month ago, a candidate running to replace him said Sunday. ... (more) Rahm Emanuel back to Congress?

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Sticking It to Rahm
thedailybeast.com - 1/30/2009
Sticking It to Rahm
— thedailybeast.com — From their shared loathing of Rahm Emanuel to the insurgency led by the minority leader ( he took us by the throat ), the inside story of why not a single House Republican supported the president s stimulus package. "Rahm, you don't waste a crisis," a ... (more) Sticking It to Rahm

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House Votes on Stimulus Today: A Look at the Numbers
TPM Election Central — ... But what can we really expect after all the noise of the past few days? Will last night's dinner at the White House really sway any centrist GOPer to support the stimulus? Will the bill's ...

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