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overlawyered.com - 11/19/2008
Rahm Emanuel and compulsory universal service
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We said something relatively nice yesterday about the president-elect’s incoming chief of staff, but there’s no way to sugar-coat one of the less appealing items on the Illinois congressman’s record: his vocal advocacy of mandatory national service. From his 2006 book The ...

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washingtonmonthly.com - 11/19/2008
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'

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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/13/2008
Emanuel Apologizes for Father's 'Arab' Comments
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — Representative Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, called the president of an Arab-American group today to apologize for comments his father made to an Israeli newspaper. (more) Emanuel Apologizes for Father's 'Arab' Comments

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nationaljournal.com - 11/25/2008
National Journal Magazine - Congressional Insiders Poll
— nationaljournal.com — 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 ... (more) National Journal Magazine - Congressional Insiders Poll

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Hit & Run — ... . His chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, called for "universal civilian service" in his book of two years ago. Meanwhile, some are floating the idea that Obama appoint ex-rival John McCain as ...

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