swamppolitics.com - 10/31/2008
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by Christi Parsons
Is Rep. Rahm Emanuel being courted to run the White House for Barack Obama? Or is that story just part of a big (not to mention premature) D.C. guessing game?
Aides and advisors to Obama and Emanuel -- fellow Democratic members of Congress from Ilinois -- are trying to ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/5/2008
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Previous | Main Obama Offers Rahm Emanuel Job
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
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/5/2008
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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
topics.nytimes.com - 10/25/2008
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Adapted from The National Journal's Almanac of American
Politics 2008: The congressman from the 5th District of
Illinois, Chicago's North Side, is Rahm Emanuel, a Democrat elected in 2002 and a major force in the House. Emanuel was born in Chicago and ...
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Rahm Emanuel News - The New York Times
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There are two reasons I’d support Rahm Emmanuel as the chief of staff for a prospective Obama Administration:
Is Rep. Rahm Emanuel being courted to run the White House for Barack Obama? Or is that story just part of a big (not to mention premature) D.C. guessing game?
Aides and advisors to Obama and Emanuel — fellow Democratic members of Congress from Ilinois — are trying to tamp down the rumors.
“There’s no news because there’s no job to offer,” Obama spokesman Bill Burton said on behalf of his team. ...
With the White House won, Barack Obama now must pick a team
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... Our colleague Christi Parsons has the rest of the details over at the Swamp. But before you go there, click the Read more line below to see how some Obama folks are trying to fight campaign complacency with a video. ...
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