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abcnews.go.com - 11/7/2008

Emanuel Was Director Of Freddie Mac During Scandal

— abcnews.go.com — President-elect Barack Obama's newly appointed chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, served on the board of directors of the federal mortgage firm Freddie Mac at a time when scandal was brewing at the troubled agency and the board failed to spot "red flags," ... (more) Emanuel Was Director Of Freddie Mac During Scandal

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Barack Obama

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blogs.cqpolitics.com - 11/6/2008

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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Barack Obama

Rahm Emanuel

Washington, D.C

Ezra Klein

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blogs.tnr.com - 11/6/2008

O-Rahm-a - The Plank

— blogs.tnr.com — 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 ... (more) O-Rahm-a - The Plank

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Rahm Emanuel

David Axelrod

Washington, D.C

Barack Obama

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DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... writes, noting that Emanuel's fierceness may be directed more at libeal Democrats than at Republicans. Emanuel has close ties to key centrist and conservative Democrats in Congress, and his chief-of-staff nod may be an overture to those wings of the party, Marc Ambinder suggests. Just because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has not yet come to a decision on Lieberman, that doesn't mean Lieberman has any power in negotiating with the Democratic leader, MyDD's ...

What Rahm Emanuel’s Appointment As Obama’s Chief Of Staff Means
The Moderate Voice — ... There has been much speculation over what Rep. Rahm Emanuel’s appointment as President Elect Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff means. And once again The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder (who does a lot of original reporting and sourcing as well as blogging) hits the nail on the head: it seems to be a sign that Obama intends to do things his way — and try and stay in the center: ...

Reality, Tiptoeing...
JustOneMinute — ... races and virtually no advertising or get-out-the-vote efforts by either presidential campaign. Add to the turnout stats the fact that anti-gay marriage bills passed in three states, including California, and the evidence of a new and enduring progressive majority becomes pretty slim. Two troubling wars and a disastrous economy vault the Dems to a full 52% in the Presidential election - this is a mountain conservatives can climb. And I will assert, based on hints such as the Rahm Emanuel appointment , that Obama and Company are well aware of their tenuous hold on power. The ...

The Centrist Emanuel
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... That's the message Obama staffers are sending Ambers about the rationale behind the pick of Rahm. It's about getting things done and having someone with real Congressional clout to manage Capitol Hill. I don't see it as an ideological pick. But then I've never believed that Obama is about ideology as such. Emanuel is as much a sign of governing seriousness as Palin was the opposite for McCain. ...

On Rahm
Open Left - Front Page — I just heard Michelle Bernard on MSNBC laud Obama's Rahm Emanuel pick because he'll be able to reign in the left.  Marc Ambinder echoes this point: "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." ...