meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 11/7/2008
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I've heard two superficially plausible and, I think, completely contradictory narratives of what the Rahm Emmanuel appointment means. One: that Barack Obama is taking his administration in a more pragmatic, less ideological direction. Two: that Barack Obama is looking for ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/6/2008
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com —
Why Rahm, really? Advisers say that Obama has
sent a not-so-subtle message to Congress: President-Elect Obama will...
not cede much agenda-setting ground to liberals. While outside Democrats are interpreting Emanuel's selection as an institutional ...
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Why Rahm: A Message To -- And From -- The Center
blogs.cqpolitics.com - 11/6/2008
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blogs.cqpolitics.com —
As I wrote yesterday , it's hard to
depict Representative Rahm Emanuel, who has been picked by...
President-elect Barack Obama to be his White House chief of staff, as an agent of change. After all, Emanuel has been a Washington player for years and, ...
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Is Rahm Emanuel Right for Obama's White House of Change?
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Megan McArdle says:
I’ve heard two superficially plausible and, I think, completely contradictory narratives of what the Rahm Emmanuel appointment means. One: that Barack Obama is taking his administration in a more pragmatic, less ideological direction. Two: that Barack Obama is looking for a hatchet man to beat the snot out of the Republicans. Which is true? I’m not enough of an insider to even hazard a guess. But it’s interesting how the same piece of information can plausibly tell two utterly different stories. ...
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