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Rahm Challenges Business Leaders: Let's Do Real Health Care Reform
Here's some very good news for those who are hoping that Obama moves quickly and ambitiously on health-care reform: President-elect Barack Obama's incoming White House chief of staff challenged chief executives and other business leaders Tuesday night to join the new administration in a ...
Emanuel vows to 'throw long and deep'
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... (more) Emanuel vows to 'throw long and deep'
Media MIA On Emanuel's Crisis Comment
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? ... (more) Media MIA On Emanuel's Crisis Comment
Rahm's Republican outreach
washingtonmonthly.com — RAHM'S REPUBLICAN OUTREACH.... No one seriously expects congressional Republicans to roll up their sleeves and start working... with Democrats on policy solutions. That's just not how this game is played. The question is how open GOP lawmakers are to ... (more) Rahm's Republican outreach
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Rahm's opportunity
Ben Smith's Blog —   Rahm, speaking to a Wall Street Journal event, suggested that Obama would use the crisis to go big on a range of issues, in this order: healthcare, energy, education, financial regulation and tax policy. "Things that we had postponed for too long, that were long term, now are immediate and must be dealt with," he said. (via TPM)

Emanuel vows to 'throw long and deep'
Political Animal — ... of Emanuel's remarks. Greg Sargent noted , "While the devil will of course be in the details, the fact that Rahm himself is setting the bar very high for the incoming administration's expected health care reform efforts is welcome." Quite right. This didn't sound like an incrementalist, promising to go slow and work around the edges; it sounded like someone ready to help the president make real changes real soon. The reports didn't indicate how Emanuel's remarks were received by the business audience, but they have every reason to get onboard with the Obama agenda, especially ...

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