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of White House Chief of Staff November 05, 2008
8:30 AM ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama has offered the White House chief of staff job to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill. Emanuel, a ...
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Obama Offers Rahm Emanuel Job of White House Chief of Staff
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From NBC's Andrea MitchellA senior Obama advisor confirms
to NBC News that Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel has
accepted the job of Chief of Staff for the Obama White House....( read more )
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Emanuel accepts top slot in Obama WH
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MSNBC: Rahm Emanuel Accepts Chief of Staff Offer
PoliGazette —
... Via Hot Air comes the additional news that word on the street has it that yet another liberal Democrat, John Kerry, may become Obama’s Secretary of State. ...
POLITICS: Emanuel In Or Not In As Chief of Staff
Baseball Crank —
... widely seen as a possible future successor to Nancy Pelosi.
Will Emanuel take the job? If his spokesperson is publicly denying that he's taken it, that's basically a public slapdown to Obama's people for jumping the gun in leaking his name, and it's certainly a sign of initial dysfunction in the naming of what is probably the single most important staff position for a new president who will be facing a sharp learning curve as a new executive.
UPDATE: Allahpundit has more background (with links) on Emanuel.
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