volokh.com - 11/6/2008
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Rahm Emanuel is widely rumored to be Barack Obama’s choice for White House Chief of Staff. As a Chicagoan, I’ve seen a fair amount of news coverage of this local congressman....
thewashingtonnote.com - 11/6/2008
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thewashingtonnote.com —
Many in the movement left are having a
heart attack that the first major move of President-elect
Barack Obama is the appointment of Congressman Rahm Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff. Emanuel has accepted. I preferred Senator Tom Daschle ...
(more)
Movement Left has Stroke: Rahm Emanuel Accepts Obama's ...
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Microblog 2008-11-05
Overlawyered —
... Uh-oh: new White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is on record as a supporter of “universal citizen service” [Lindgren @ Volokh] ...
Rahm Emmanuel's Universe
Hit & Run —
... Jim Lindgren reads from the manifesto of Rahm Emanuel, Obama's reported new chief of staff, and finds a man who wants, among other things, "universal college access," to cut gasoline use in half, and "universal retirement savings." But far more creepy is the centerpiece of what Emanuel simply calls "The Plan:" universal citizen service. ...
Rahm Emanuel’s Universe
The Agitator —
... Jim Lindgren reads from the manifesto of Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s reported new chief of staff, and finds a man who wants, among other things, "universal college access," to cut gasoline use in half, and "universal retirement savings." But far more creepy is the centerpiece of what Emanuel simply calls "The Plan:" universal citizen service. ...
All Your Labor Are Belong to Us
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... Jim Lindgren over at the Volokh Conspiracy posts Rahm Emanuel’s, Obama’s reported choice for his Chief of Staff, vision of America . Excerpt from Emanuel and Reed’s ...
Excuse me sir, may I have another
Daily Pundit —
Rahm Emanuel: Time for a new contract with America.
A new social contract — universal citizen service, universal college access, universal retirement savings, and universal children’s health care — that makes clear what you can do for your country and what your country can do for you.
Excuse me Comrade, but your mask is slipping.
(The Volokh Conspiracy)
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