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 Dimon: 
 DC's New 
 Favorite 
 Banker 

JPMorgan CEO ingratiates himself with Washington

Jul 19, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the nation's financial center shifted from Wall Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, one man managed both to keep his bank afloat and emerge from a toppled industry with credibility in the White House. In a lengthy profile of Jamie Dimon, the New York Times takes a look at the JPMorgan... More »

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CEO • Rahm Emanuel • Washington, DC • JPMorgan Chase • Obama administration • banking industry • Jamie Dimon • TARP

 10 Who Can Make or 
 Break Health Reform 

Who to watch as debate rages on Capitol Hill

Jul 17, 09 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - As health care talk heats up in Washington, Mark Halperin of Time lists the key players to watch:
  • Sen. Max Baucus is trying to wring out as much GOP support as possible on his finance panel.
  • White House health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle has been winning concessions from the
... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • health care • Henry Waxman • Harry Reid • Olympia Snowe • Rahm Emanuel • Charles Grassley • health care reform • Max Baucus • Peter Orszag • Douglas Elmendorf • Nancy-Anne DeParle • Karen Ignagni

 Ari Emanuel: 
 Hollywood's Agent of Change 

Rahm's brother set to become this century's first Hollywood mogul

Jul 15, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not only is super-agent Ari Emanuel one of the biggest players in Tinseltown, he’s changing the game, and could be the 21st century’s first Hollywood mogul, the Independent reports. The brother of President Obama’s chief of staff believes talent firms must become multi-faceted in order to survive—... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Rahm Emanuel • Endeavor • William Morris • Ari Emanuel • William Morris Endeavor • agent

Public Option 'Negotiable' in Health Reform: Emanuel

Obama OK with trigger backup to private plans

Jul 7, 09 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama wants a public health care option, but he’s not married to the idea, Rahm Emanuel tells the Wall Street Journal—as long as real competition is somehow injected into the insurance market. “The goal is to have a means and a mechanism to keep the private... More »

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health care • health insurance • Rahm Emanuel • health care reform • Obama administration • President Obama • public option • Medicare prescription drug plan

OPINION

Obama Hasn't Turned on Israel...Yet

Tougher settlement stance doesn't hurt the security of Jewish state

Jul 2, 09 8:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jewish Americans voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama, convinced he was a supporter of Israel. Now, they “suspect they may have been victims of a bait and switch,” writes Alan Dershowitz of the Wall Street Journal. Obama’s rhetoric has certainly been harsher than it was during the... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Israel • West Bank • Rahm Emanuel • the Jewish vote • settlements

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

ANALYSIS

Third Emanuel Brother Key to Health Reform

The eldest, Zeke,
goes from bioethicist
to administration guru

Jun 17, 09 5:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zeke Emanuel may not get the press brothers Rahm and Ari do, but he’s a figure to watch as the health-care reform debate heats up, the New Republic reports. As head of the National Institute of Health’s bioethics division, Emanuel became one of the most influential bioethicists in... More »

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Rahm Emanuel • health care reform • Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel • bioethics • National Institutes of Health • Office of Management and Budget • Obama administration • President Obama • Ari Emanuel • Peter Orszag

 Ari Emanuel 
 Is Hollywood's 
 New Boss 

Rahm's brother takes charge with agency merger

Jun 10, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ari Emanuel has soared to new prominence in the past few months since his talent agency, Endeavor, merged with William Morris. Now, he’s Hollywood’s “pre-eminent power player,” write Michael Cieply and Brooks Barnes in the New York Times. But what drives him? Says a producer: “... More »

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Hollywood • Rahm Emanuel • Endeavor • William Morris • Ari Emanuel • William Morris Endeavor

(Newser) - Worried that his preferred health care fixes are losing ground, President Obama has decided to wade into the debate with speeches and town-hall-style meetings, the New York Times reports. Reversing his plan to leave health care up to Congress, Obama plans to push for broad principles, not policy points. But... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Rahm Emanuel • health care reform

(Newser) - Barack Obama believes he has a big advantage when it comes to passing health care reform. Though he ran as an outsider, he’s “quietly but methodically assembled the most Congress-centric administration in modern history,” writes Matt Bai in the New York Times Magazine. Unlike Clinton,... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Congress • Joe Biden • Rahm Emanuel • Obama administration

OPINION

The White House May Be Trying
to Purge Pelosi

Kristol: Why else would CIA boss 'humiliate' his party's speaker?

May 18, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - After Nancy Pelosi suggested the CIA had misled Congress, the agency’s director fired back with a letter denying the claim. But the idea that Leon Panetta would send a letter “humiliating a House speaker of his own party” entirely of his own accord seems “almost inconceivable,”... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • CIA • torture • Rahm Emanuel • speaker of the House • Leon Panetta • ouster • Obama administration • President Obama • CIA director

 Obama Courts 
 GOP Moderates, 
 but Quietly 

President seeks support on health care

May 18, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama would love to have a few Republicans in his corner on health care, but he’s keeping courting efforts low-key, Politico reports. Last week, chief of staff Rahm Emanuel invited a dozen moderate House Republicans to a casual White House meeting, and the president stopped by to chat.... More »

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health care • Republican • White House • Democrat • Rahm Emanuel • John Boehner • moderate • President Obama • Rep. Mike Castle

 Right-Wing Radio Host 
 Calls Maddow 'Little Boy' 

Andrew Wilkow also attacks Perez Hilton

May 15, 09 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A right-wing radio host's rant on Tuesday got nasty—even for talk radio. Andrew Wilkow of Sirius/XM, filling in on the syndicated "Mark Levin Show," called MSNBC's Rachel Maddow a "nice little boy" and Perez Hilton a "vile sodomite," Salon reports. "It just sounds... More »

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satellite radio • Democrats • Sirius • talk radio • conservative • Rahm Emanuel • Perez Hilton • Rachel Maddow • Republicans • Andrew Wilkow • Mark Levin

(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

opinion

Don't 'Blackmail' Israel Into Peace Talks Over Iran: Dershowitz

Deal with nukes, then engage with Palestine

May 9, 09 7:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Clip Iran's nuclear claws first, then press for peace between Israel and Palestine—not the other way around, Alan Dershowitz argues in the New York Post. Reacting to a recent report, Dershowitz says Rahm Emanuel has it backward in putting Israeli-Palestinian talks before negotiations that could denuclearize Iran. "The... More »

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Iran • Alan Dershowitz • Israel and Palestinians • Rahm Emanuel • Mideast peace • Mideast peace talks

ANALYSIS

Chrysler Downfall Gives Obama Leverage With GM

President has already shown he'll play hardball to resurrect a sputtering automaker

May 2, 09 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chrysler’s spiral into bankruptcy may give the Obama administration leverage in drastically reshaping General Motors, David E. Sanger and Bill Vlasic write in the New York Times. GM bondholders now know Obama isn't kidding about bankruptcy court, and could fear being stuck with paltry court payouts. Obama's offer of... More »

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Barack Obama • Chrysler • bankruptcy • General Motors • Rahm Emanuel • Obama administration

 Treasury's Mantra: 
 'Rahm Wants It' 

"Rahm wants it" is new motto around Geithner's office

May 1, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Geithner's early struggles to gain the confidence of the markets and the public have led to a stronger-than-usual White House presence at the Treasury Department, where "Rahm wants it" is a frequent refrain, reports the Wall Street Journal. Although it's a dramatic shift from the Hank Paulson regime,... More »

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Rahm Emanuel • Treasury Department • David Axelrod • Obama administration • Treasury secretary • Timothy Geithner

(Newser) - With decisions that some presidents don’t make in 4 years packed into his first 100 days, what President Obama’s advisers deride as a “Hallmark holiday” presents a legitimate occasion for a report card, and for a Politico team to catch up with White House insiders. “I... More »

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Barack Obama • Rahm Emanuel • David Axelrod • Obama administration • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • 100 days

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

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