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The New Team - Rahm Emanuel - Series
The New Team - Rahm Emanuel - Series
As he prepares to take office, President-elect Barack Obama is relying on a small team of advisers who will lead his transition operation and help choose the members of a new Obama administration. Following is part of a series of profiles of potential members of the administration. Name: Rahm ...
Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House
Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House
blogs.abcnews.com — Former Obama chief strategist David Axelrod has accepted the position of Senior Adviser in the White House,... sources tell ABC News. He will join Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill, who has accepted the position of Obama's White House Chief of Staff.... (more) Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House
RAHM EMANUEL.
RAHM EMANUEL.
prospect.org — I'm of mixed feelings on Rahm Emanuel's selection as Obama's White House chief of staff. Emanuel is... a brawler. He's legendarily tough and effective and ruthless. Hes the type of guy who makes enemies, then makes lists of his enemies, then makes ... (more) RAHM EMANUEL.
Is Rahm Emanuel Right for Obama's White House of Change?
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, ... (more) Is Rahm Emanuel Right for Obama's White House of Change?
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Emanuel Offered Chief of Staff Job
The Caucus — CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama has offered the position of White House chief of staff to Rahm Emanuel , a veteran of the Clinton administration and a fellow member of Congress from Illinois, who is expected by many Democrats to accept the post and help guide the inner-workings of a new Obama administration. Mr. Obama arrived at a downtown office building here on Wednesday afternoon, where aides said he would begin a five-hour session of meetings and calls with officials who are helping guide his transition. The chief of staff position is among the first orders of ...

11/6: Sticking By Sarah
Blogometer — ... : EMANUEL: The Netroots Are Conflicted Liberal bloggers are ambivalent about the news that Obama has offered the WH Chief-of-Staff position to IL Rep. Rahm Emanuel : ...

Sunday's Breakfast Menu, Nov. 9
The Caucus — ... , the incoming chief of staff , is booked on ABC’s “This Week” and CBS’s “Face the Nation.” His fellow Clinton White House alumnus, ...

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