proteinwisdom.com - 12/24/2008
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Chicago Sun-Times :
In addition to talking with Gov. Blagojevich about who would fill President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat, Obama’s newly minted chief of staff had something else on his mind: his own congressional seat.
Just after accepting the top post with Obama, Rahm ...
suntimes.com - 12/24/2008
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suntimes.com —
In addition to talking with Gov. Blagojevich about
who would fill President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, Obama's
newly minted chief of staff had something else on his mind: his own congressional seat.
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Emanuel wanted to keep his seat 'warm'
huffingtonpost.com - 12/23/2008
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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 ...
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Emanuel Heads To Africa As Blagojevich Report Drops
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Maybe It's a Joke.
INSTAPUTZ —
Perhaps this is Collins' ode to Palin? Meanwhile, while Obama working-vacations in Hawaii (it’s important that “working” be added in the MSM so that he’s not compared with Bush), Emanuel is off to Africa. It’s a big country, that Africa, and it would have been nice if they’d been more specific about where exactly Rahm is holidaying, but they aren’t. Maybe if Rahm gets swept out to sea and dies, we can all have a good laugh.
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