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'Tough' Emanuel to lead Obama staff U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel will bring a "tough-minded" and "pragmatic" approach to the White House when he becomes President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, according to people who know the Chicago, native. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Emanuel Considered for Obama's Chief of Staff Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has approached Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) "about possibly serving as White House chief of staff," the AP reports."The Democrats who described the Obama campaign's approach to Emanuel spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to be quot Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Wants Emanuel as Chief of Staff ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama has offered the White House chief of staff job to Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)."Emanuel, a knowledgeable source tells ABC News, has not yet given his answer. The sharp-tongued, sharp-elbowed, keenly intelligent veteran of the Clinton White Hous Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Is Emanuel the Obama Advisor on Tape? President-elect Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, "refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the 'Obama advisor' named in the criminal complaint against Gov. Rod Blagojevich," the Chicago Sun Times reports.Blagojevch "was caught on tape saying that he Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Emanuel Accepts Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), "a wily, aggressive West Wing strategist under President Bill Clinton, has accepted the post of White House chief of staff for President-elect Barack Obama," reports Politico. "The appointment was the first Obama offered after his election, and Emanuel pondered Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Emanuel Had One Call with Blagojevich Sources tell George Stephanopoulos that President-elect Obama team's review of contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will show that Rahm Emanuel had only one phone conversation with Blagojevich."The contact, described as a 'pro-forma' courtesy call, came as Emanuel was named Chi Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Emanuel Will Quit House Seat This Week Rep. Rahm Emanuel will resign his House seat Friday, the Chicago Tribune reports."Emanuel, set to serve as chief of staff to President-elect Barack Obama, sent a letter to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday indicating that he planned to step down at the end of the week. The new Congr Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama picks Clinton alum Emanuel chief of WH staff
(AP) AP - President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration on Wednesday, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been cloaked in pre-election secrecy. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Emanuel to become Obama chief of staff
(Reuters) Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama choose Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff on Thursday, spurring Republicans to question why his first key appointment was a Washington insider and fiercely partisan Democrat. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Ari Emanuel's brother has clout too - Los Angeles Times BBC NewsAri Emanuel's brother has clout tooLos Angeles Times - 2 hours agoAri Emanuel (left, with Harvey Weinstein) and his agency have always been big Democratic supporters and fundraisers. But there's nothing like mixing family and politics to come up with a cocktail Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Emanuel Gave Blagojevich List of Names Law enforcement sources tell Fox News Chicago that Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had multiple conversations with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and gave him a list of "acceptable names" for filling Sen. Barack Obama's Senate seat.The conversations between Emanuel and Blogojevich were Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama's choice of Emanuel shows switch in tone
(AP) AP - Barack Obama is signaling a shift in tactics and temperament as he moves from candidate to president-elect, picking sharp-elbowed Washington insiders for top posts. His choice Thursday for White House chief of staff — Rahm Emanuel, a fiery partisan who doesn't mind breaking glass and hurting Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Emanuel Mulls Obama Offer Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), quoted by ABC News, on making the choice to possibly be President-elect Obama's White House chief of staff:"I got a lot to weigh: my commitment to my country, my commitment to public service and why I got into this, as well as what I want to do as a parent. I' Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama team backs Emanuel in Blagojevich probe
(Reuters) Reuters - A top adviser to President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed support for chief of staff Rahm Emanuel whose talks with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office about filling Obama's Senate seat have come into question. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Rahm Emanuel: Pit bull politician Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Congressman who will be President-elect Barack Obama's White House chief of staff, is "dangerous, absolutely relentless when he's got a political kill in sight," according to an admiring Republican colleague, Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole. Emanuel is also, President Clinton Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Emanuel Was Looking for Placeholder The Chicago Sun Times reports that incoming White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had conversations about backing a special election candidate for his IL-5 House seat who would keep "his" seat warm for a few years so he could reclaim it later.However, with the scandal surrounding Presi Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Rahm Emanuel Accepts Chief of Staff Post With Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, President-elect Obama has chosen a consummate navigator of the capital’s political terrain. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Emanuel Heads to Africa "With the Obama transition team set to release an internal report regarding the extent of its interactions with embattled governor Rod Blagojevich, one of the key figures in the mix is heading out of the country," according to the Huffington Post. "Incoming White House chief of staff Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Emanuel Pushed Jarrett for Senate The Chicago Sun Times reports that Rahm Emanuel was pushing for Obama's successor in the U.S. Senate just days after the Nov. 4 election.Emanuel privately urged Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration "to appoint Obama confidante Valerie Jarrett, and the Sun-Times learned Tuesday that he Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Offers Chief of Staff to Rahm Emanuel Obama indicates that he will have several Republicans on his team. Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |