marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/12/2008
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Democrats who survived the transition from George H.W. Bush to William Jefferson Clinton are a bit in awe these days of what Barack Obama is doing and how he is doing it. Of the Clinton transition, one very senior and longtime Clinton adviser said: "No one would have imagined how quickly it all ...
mererhetoric.com - 11/9/2008
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mererhetoric.com —
Part Of The Team Pro-Carter shill MJ Rosenberg
is asking the far left to eschew anti-Semitic attacks...
on Emanuel. Not because anti-Semitic attacks are wrong per se - what would the contemporary DNC ever do? More because Emanuel is apparently one of ...
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Noted Democratic Shill Begs Nutroots Not To Viciously ...
chicagotribune.com - 11/9/2008
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It took only 36 hours for President-elect Barack
Obama to take the off ramp from the Change...
We Can Believe In Highway and slam his foot on the gas in the express lanes of the Chicago Way. Because with his first official act, Obama selected a Chicago ...
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Emanuel pick shows change is state of mind -
haaretz.com - 11/7/2008
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haaretz.com —
A day after his historic election to become
the first black American president, Barack Obama stepped into...
the role of president-elect yesterday, inviting Rahm Emanuel to join his administration as White House chief of staff, Democratic officials said. ...
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Obama's first pick: Israeli Rahm Emanuel as ...
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Understanding The Rahm Pick
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Ambers analyzes the transition and Obama's resolve to avoid the Clinton mistakes.
Competence is a virtue
Political Animal —
... , persuasively, that any president-elect, regardless of circumstances, is going to want a transition leader and WH chief of staff who've spent plenty of time in the West Wing. Change, schmange -- Obama is assembling a team that will help him a) hit the ground running; and b) get stuff done. With that in mind, Marc Ambinder noted that the reviews of Obama's transition efforts thus far are very positive. Democrats who survived the transition from George H.W. Bush to William Jefferson Clinton are a bit in awe these days of what Barack Obama is doing and how he is doing it. Of ...
An Early Sign Of Competence
Comments from Left Field —
... Marc Ambinder has an interesting post up in which veteran Democrats find themselves astounded with the transition operation of the Obama team. ...
The Pitfalls of Obama GOP Appointments
The Moderate Voice —
... Attention continues to focus on President Elect Barack Obama’s possible selections for his staff and Cabinet, and some of the questions I’m hearing center on the dearth of Republicans popping up on the list. Today I’d like to address a couple of potential issues with this debate. It’s a tricky high wire act for Obama, with barriers being thrown up on both sides of the aisle. ...
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com 11/6/2008 — Below
are statements from President-elect Barack Obama and Congressman Rahm Emanuel
on Congressman Emanuel being named White House Chief of Staff
Statement
from President-elect Barack Obama " I
am pleased to announce that my good friend, ...
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pajamasmedia.com 11/7/2008 — November 06, 2008 RICK MORAN on the Rahm Emanuel appointment. Actually, I think this makes sense for Obama. Emanuel will serve as Obama's hatchet-man and Dr. No, but the main targets will be Congressional Democrats and Democratic interest groups. ...
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realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com 11/7/2008 — A stroll down memory lane in honor of Barack Obama's new chief of staff.
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O-Rahm-a - The Plank
blogs.tnr.com 11/6/2008 — Despite their very, uh, different personalities , Obama and Emanuel have one big thing in common: David Axelrod. Emanuel is one of Axelrod's closest friends; Axelrod even signed the ketubah at Emanuel's wedding. They first got to know each other ...
Emanuel's Ex-Boss: Rahm Is The Perfect SOB For The Job
tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2008: 11/7/2008 — Rahm Emanuel's boss in the Clinton White House praised his selection as Barack Obama's chief of staff, saying the congressman was enough of a son-of-a-bitch to get things done, keep the White House disciplined, and make tough decisions.
"He was just very well organized," said Leon Panetta, ...
POLITICS: Emanuel In Or Not In As Chief of Staff
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama's plans to overhaul the U.S. health care system would cost the federal government $75 billion but would provide health insurance for 95 percent of Americans, consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers ...
Help wanted at the Obama White House —
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – An epidemic of layoffs is plaguing the country, but the Help Wanted sign is out in Washington: President-elect Obama's new administration needs to fill 7,996 positions according to the Plum Book, the quadrennial list of jobs ...
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