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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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Rahm Emanuel

Barack Obama

David Axelrod

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blogs.cqpolitics.com - 11/6/2008

Is Rahm Emanuel Right for Obama's White House of Change?

— blogs.cqpolitics.com — As I wrote yesterday , it's hard to depict Representative Rahm Emanuel, who has been picked by... President-elect Barack Obama to be his White House chief of staff, as an agent of change. After all, Emanuel has been a Washington player for years and, ... (more) Is Rahm Emanuel Right for Obama's White House of Change?

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Barack Obama

Rahm Emanuel

Washington, D.C

Ezra Klein

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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/6/2008

Why Rahm: A Message To -- And From -- The Center

— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — Why Rahm, really? Advisers say that Obama has sent a not-so-subtle message to Congress: President-Elect Obama will... not cede much agenda-setting ground to liberals. While outside Democrats are interpreting Emanuel's selection as an institutional ... (more) Why Rahm: A Message To -- And From -- The Center

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Barack Obama

Rahm Emanuel

Nancy Pelosi

Joe Biden

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• Reddy D

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  I think the new adminstration has to step in cautiously into asian territories as there is every chance of polarising the russia middleeast, India , Iran and china nexus to one platform is likely if Obama keeps talking of settling the issue of Afghanistan and pakistan with  disturbing the issue of kashmir, the world will be polarised  and Obama chances of good will will be lost right at the start of this adminstration, caution is the word.

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David Axelrod: Obama's Senior Adviser?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The New Republic adds that Axelrod and Emanuel are close friends -- Axelrod even signed the ketubah at Emanuel's wedding. Rolling Stone ...