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He Went to Jarrett!
weeklystandard.com - 12/19/2008
He Went to Jarrett!
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The Chicago Sun-Times reports that incoming White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel did in fact have direct talks with Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich about the open Senate seat: “Emanuel talked with the governor in the days following the Nov. 4 election and pressed early on for the ...
suntimes.com - 12/18/2008
Emanuel talked directly to gov: source
— suntimes.com — President-elect Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had a deeper involvement in pressing for a U.S. Senate seat appointment than previously reported, the Sun-Times has learned. Emanuel had direct discussions about the seat with Gov. ... (more) Emanuel talked directly to gov: source

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blogs.suntimes.com - 12/18/2008
Emanuel's deeper involvement in pressing for Jarrett Senate appointment
— blogs.suntimes.com — My Sun-Times colleagues Natasha Korecki and Fran Spielman in a story in the Thusday paper report Rahm Emanuel's involvement in pushing Gov. Blagojevich to appoint Valerie Jarrett to replace President elect Barack Obama was deeper than previously ... (more) Emanuel's deeper involvement in pressing for Jarrett ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/23/2008
Emanuel Heads To Africa As Blagojevich Report Drops
— huffingtonpost.com — With the Obama transition team set to release an internal report regarding the extent of its interactions with embattled governor Rod Blagojevich, one of the key figures in the mix is heading out of the country. Incoming White House chief of staff ... (more) Emanuel Heads To Africa As Blagojevich Report Drops

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News — ... , who calls the appearance “brash.” Meanwhile, there still questions as to why associates of the president-elect switched from pushing Valerie Jarrett so hard for the position, the Weekly Standard’s Vic Matus says. The arrest of the future mother-in-law of Bristol Palin should make Republicans realize that their war against drugs and for “moral values” isn’t getting them where they want, ...

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