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politico.com - 11/6/2008

EXCLUSIVE: Emanuel accepts White House job

— politico.com — The selection is the first major public decision by Obama since he was elected in a landslide on Tuesday. (more) EXCLUSIVE: Emanuel accepts White House job

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blogs.abcnews.com - 11/6/2008

Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House

— 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.... (more) Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House

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prospect.org - 11/6/2008

RAHM EMANUEL.

— prospect.org — I'm of mixed feelings on Rahm Emanuel's selection as Obama's White House chief of staff. Emanuel is a brawler. He's legendarily tough and effective and ruthless. Hes the type of guy who makes enemies, then makes lists of his enemies, then makes ... (more) RAHM EMANUEL.

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Battering Rahm
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Does John Boehner Have a Point about Rahm Emanuel?
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Rahm Emanuel is So Very Different From Tom Delay... Not!
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Obama names Rahm Emanuel his chief of staff. So what does it mean?
The Reaction — By Michael J.W. Stickings 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 elements in the Democratic Party. On the other hand, he's a tough, hard-nosed insider and aggressive partisan with White House experience. So what does his appointment mean? What does it signal with respect to the Obama ...

Obama Names Rahm Emanuel His Chief of Staff. So What Does It Mean?
The Moderate Voice — 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 elements in the Democratic Party. On the other hand, he’s a tough, hard-nosed insider and aggressive partisan with White House experience. So what does his appointment mean? What does it signal with respect to the Obama presidency? – Is Obama signalling that he prefers centrist Clintonism to ...