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chief of staff stories: 16 news summaries

(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel is emerging as the most powerful chief of staff in decades, affecting policy as often as he terrorizes White House staff with expletive-ridden tirades, the New York Times reports. But that means it's Emanuel's job, and reputation, that's at risk if President Obama fails to reform health care... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • Capitol Hill • Rahm Emanuel • chief of staff



 Michelle Tapped 
 Longtime Pal, 
 Mentor as 
 Staff Chief 

Longtime friends worked together in Chicago

Jul 20, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Looking for change, Michelle Obama turned to longtime mentor and friend Susan Sher to serve as her chief of staff, the Chicago Tribune reports. They met when Obama dropped off a resume at Chicago’s City Hall; Sher, then the city’s No. 2 lawyer, was immediately impressed by the... More »

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Chicago • Michelle Obama • first lady • Obama administration • chief of staff • mentor • Susan Sher

analysis

 Emanuel's Media Blitz 
 Goes 'Relentlessly' 24/7 

'Aggressive,' 'relentless' Rahm 'in constant touch'

Jun 23, 09 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel is “in constant touch” with journalists, offering a “round-the-clock offensive” on behalf of the White House, writes Howard Kurtz in the Washington Post. “He calls, drops a few F-bombs, makes his point and hangs up,” says one commentator. Brief he may be, but “... More »

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media • White House • press • Rahm Emanuel • David Axelrod • Obama administration • chief of staff • Howard Kurtz

(Newser) - Oh, the possibilities. Marc Ambinder in the Atlantic, says he’s learned the Secret Service code name for White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. Rahmbo? Nope. A play on his favorite expletive? Sorry. It’s actually the rather dull Black Hawk. The agency assigned it to him during the... More »

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White House • Secret Service • Rahm Emanuel • name • Obama administration • chief of staff • expletives

Emanuel,
Dean End Hostilities

White House lunch signals détente for former party rivals

Apr 17, 09 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The feud between Howard Dean and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel seems to be at an end. The Hill reports that the two Democratic pols even had lunch recently. “I think that (tension) was always somewhat exaggerated,” says Dean, whose failure to land an administration job... More »

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Howard Dean • Rahm Emanuel • Democratic National Committee • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • chief of staff

ANALYSIS

'Rahmbo' Sets Aside Partisan Image in Pursuit of Votes

Emanuel takes time for individual concerns in Congress

Apr 13, 09 9:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel has a tough-guy reputation, but it’s his openness that’s making a difference to the Obama administration, the Washington Post reports. The president’s chief of staff is ready to listen and respond to concerns from countless individual lawmakers—and their appreciation is helping to build consensus... More »

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Congress • White House • legislation • Rahm Emanuel • Obama administration • President Obama • chief of staff

 Rahm Lives in Illegal Apartment 

Chief of staff rents basement of DC house zoned as single-family dwelling

Feb 4, 09 6:38 AM CST
(Newser) - The White House isn’t the only new house Rahm Emanuel will have to get used to, Gawker reports. Barack Obama’s chief of staff rents a basement apartment on Capitol Hill from Rep. Rosa DeLauro, but a private investigator has discovered that the house is zoned as a single-family... More »

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Washington DC • Rahm Emanuel • apartment • chief of staff

 Rahm Eyes Future
Return to Congress

He warns contender he may be back one day

Feb 2, 09 2:50 AM CST
(Newser) - White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel may be enjoying his new White House gig, but he hasn't written off a return to Congress, reports the Chicago Tribune reports. Emanuel told Illinois State Representative John Fritchey—one of 11 Democrats bidding for his vacated  Chicago post—that "he may... More »

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politics • Chicago • White House • Democrat • Rahm Emanuel • US Congress • President Obama • chief of staff

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 Rahm Less Partisan, 
 More Powerful 

Obama's no. 2 tones down trademark partisanship

Jan 25, 09 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama’s chief of staff has a reputation as a feisty, vicious partisan, but he’s trying to tone it down as he takes a central role in the White House, writes Mark Leibovich in the New York Times. Never far from his boss, Emanuel is more “chief”... More »

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Rahm Emanuel • personality • profile • Obama administration • President Obama • chief of staff

Cheney Wasn't Puppetmaster, Say Bush Aides

Members of inner circle rip beliefs about presidency as 'hooey'

Jan 2, 09 5:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Popular beliefs about the Bush presidency are way off the mark, a pair of top advisers who served throughout the administration tell the Washington Post. The idea that Vice President Dick Cheney wielded unprecedented power and pulled the strings on Bush's foreign policy is "just hooey," said Chief... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • presidency • Josh Bolten • Stephen Hadley • George W. Bush • chief of staff

(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel’s transformation from Congressman to White House chief of staff is almost complete, the Chicago Tribune reports. Emanuel sent a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich today stating his intention to resign his seat on Friday. Blagojevich has no power to appoint Emanuel’s successor; rather, he has... More »

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Congress • Chicago • White House • House of Representatives • resignation • Rahm Emanuel • Rod Blagojevich • President Obama • chief of staff

 Emanuel Talked Senate Seat 
 With Blago Aide 

No sign Chief of Staff pick tried to wheel and/or deal

Dec 13, 08 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s pick for White House chief of staff, had multiple conversations with Rod Blagojevich's chief of staff about Obama’s Senate seat, the Chicago Tribune is reporting. There’s no evidence that Emanuel engaged in any dealmaking for the seat, or that he knew of... More »

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Barack Obama • corruption • Rahm Emanuel • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • special election • President Obama • chief of staff • pay to play

Obama Quits Senate, Thanks Ill. for Showing Him the Way

Will meet with McCain today in Chicago

Nov 16, 08 8:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s presidential transition moved forward this weekend as he officially stepped down as senator, the Washington Post reports, ahead of a lame-duck session on a new stimulus package for the economy this week. In a letter in Illinois newspapers announcing his senate resignation, he thanked his constituents and... More »

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John McCain • Senate • President Obama • chief of staff • Gregory Craig

ANALYSIS

Gore Veteran
Named Biden
Chief of Staff

Ron Klain joins other Clinton-era colleagues in top posts

Nov 13, 08 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden has picked Al Gore's former chief of staff to be his own chief of staff, highlighting the Obama team's reliance on Washington insiders, Marc Ambinder writes in the Atlantic. Some Democrats question how Beltway vets like Ron Klain could possibly represent change—but the truth is that the... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Al Gore • Rahm Emanuel • President Obama • chief of staff • Ron Klain

ANALYSIS

 Media May Need 
 Rahm-to-English Dictionary 

Incoming White House chief of staff Emanuel leaves trail of mangling idiom

Nov 11, 08 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Now that Rahm Emanuel is back in the spotlight, political junkies can look forward to more of his malapropisms, Politico reports. Emanuel is affectionately remembered from his first White House stint as an inveterate phrase-mangler. When the President-elect’s chief of staff appeared on Face the Nation on Sunday, he... More »

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Barack Obama • press • Rahm Emanuel • Sundays • speech • President Obama • chief of staff

  Strap In, 'Rahmbo': 
  Bush's Ex-Chief 

Andy Card explains how to survive in the White House

Nov 7, 08 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel will have to delegate and be decisive, President Bush's first chief of staff tells Newsweek. But there's more: Serving as President Obama's go-to guy will be "a 24/7 job" that requires sensitivity to "the psychology, emotions and needs of the president beyond policy."... More »

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White House • Andrew Card • Rahm Emanuel • The West Wing • President Obama • chief of staff

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