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swampland.blogs.time.com - 11/17/2008
Rahm Emanuel's Father Problem
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Rahm Emanuel is his own man, with an identity distinct from his father's. He is not responsible for the actions or opinions of Benjamin Emanuel, a Chicago pediatrician who worked in the 1940s with Irgun, the militant Zionist group that committed acts against Palestinian and British targets ...
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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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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Rahm Emanuel: attack dog, policy wonk, committed Jew | JTA - Jewish & Israel News
jta.org - 11/13/2008
Rahm Emanuel: attack dog, policy wonk, committed Jew | JTA - Jewish & Israel News
— jta.org — By Ron Kampeas November 9, 2008 WASHINGTON (JTA) Political insight, killer in a fight, Yiddishkeit it’s an... inseparable package when it comes to Rahm Emanuel, say those who know President-elect Barack Obama’s pick to be the next White House chief of ... (more) Rahm Emanuel: attack dog, policy wonk, committed Jew | ...

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Yourish.com:  Names will never hurt me - the double standard

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Names will never hurt me - the double standard
Yourish.com — Recently a number of bloggers got bent out of shape by comments made by incoming Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel’s father, “Obviously, he’ll influence the president to be pro-Israel. Why wouldn’t he? What is he, an Arab? He’s not going to be mopping floors at the White House.” Time Magazine: But that does not mean that Rahm Emanuel, or Barack Obama for that matter, can easily ignore the fact that Benjamin Emanuel recently said a nasty thing about Arabs in the Israeli press. This is from the Jerusalem ...

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