nationaljournal.com - 11/25/2008
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Q: Will Rahm Emanuel be an effective White House chief of staff? Democrats (36 votes) Yes, effective 94 percent No, not effective 6 percent Yes, effective "Obama could not have made a better choice: smart, experienced, tough as nails, fair." "He has the knowledge, the brass b***s, and knows ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 11/19/2008
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washingtonmonthly.com —
EMANUEL VOWS TO 'THROW LONG AND DEEP'.... My
biggest concern about Rahm Emanuel becoming the next White...
House chief of staff is his record of incrementalism. With that in mind, it was hard not to find his comments yesterday very...
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Emanuel vows to 'throw long and deep'
firedoglake.com - 12/2/2008
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firedoglake.com —
I've been in communication with the Obama transition
team since last week, unsuccessfully seeking an answer to...
the question, "Will an Obama administration make passage of the Employee Free Choice Act a top priority, and will it use all resources ...
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Will a President Obama Fight for the Employee Free ...
newsbusters.org - 11/21/2008
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newsbusters.org —
Remember the years of media flak President George
W. Bush received for his alleged use for political...
gain of first the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and then the related Afghanistan and Iraq Wars? Will the press be as vociferous now? ...
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Media MIA On Emanuel's Crisis Comment
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Republicans Worship at Rahm's Altar
The Stump —
... But evidently Washington Republicans aren't so dismissive of the Rahm pick. The always-interesting National Journal Insiders' Poll found that, while 96 percent of the Democratic movers and shakers the mag surveyed thought Rahm would be effective in his new gig -- no surprise there -- 93 percent of Republican insiders thought he was a good choice, too. In fact, the quotes from GOP respondents are more adulatory than the responses from the Democrats. Here's just one from the GOP section of the survey: ...
Poll: Republicans Love Rahm Emanuel
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... A National Journal 'Congressional Insiders' poll finds that 93% of Republicans think Rahm Emanuel will be "an effective White House chief of staff." That's only one percent less positive than the Democratic response. While some of the responses weren't exactly complimentary ("Brutal, hateful, and effective") others were downright gushing: ...
Poll: Republicans Love Rahm Emanuel
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... A National Journal 'Congressional Insiders' poll finds that 93% of Republicans think Rahm Emanuel will be "an effective White House chief of staff." That's only one percent less positive than the Democratic response. While some of the responses weren't exactly complimentary ("Brutal, hateful, and effective") others were downright gushing: ...
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pajamasmedia.com 11/7/2008 — November 06, 2008 RICK MORAN on the Rahm Emanuel appointment. Actually, I think this makes sense for Obama. Emanuel will serve as Obama's hatchet-man and Dr. No, but the main targets will be Congressional Democrats and Democratic interest groups. ...
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