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Rahm Emanuel stories: 104 news summaries

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 Obama-McCain Meeting 
 Stresses Cooperation 

Former foes issue joint statement after Chicago confab

Nov 17, 08 2:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain met today in Chicago, and reaffirmed their call for bipartisanship and cooperation, the Tribune reports. The 90-minute meeting, at Obama’s transition headquarters, was described by the president-elect as a “conversation about how we can do some work together to fix up the country.... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Chicago • Rahm Emanuel • Lindsey Graham • transition • Election 2008 • President Obama

Emanuel
Pokes Fun at Stephen Colbert

And manages to zing Edwards, Lieberman, and Palin at charity

Nov 16, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Emboldened by the election, at least one Democrat brashly took potshots at a satirist who relishes zapping politicians on TV. Barack Obama's new chief of staff Rahm Emanuel roasted faux newsman Stephen Colbert at a weekend charity function—but in a deft word twist managed to zing a number of... More »

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John Edwards • Joe Lieberman • charity • Rahm Emanuel • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Sarah Palin • President Obama

(Newser) - Take that, Joe Biden. And Rahm Emanuel. And you too, New York Times Magazine interviewer. In a recent chat, a testy Karl Rove says the VP-elect "has an odd combination of longevity and long-windedness that passes for wisdom in Washington." Asked if he engages in negative politics, the... More »

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Karl Rove • Rahm Emanuel • negative campaigning • George W. Bush

 Obama, McCain 
 to Meet Monday 

Former rivals to meet, plan how best to work together

Nov 14, 08 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - President-elect Barack Obama will sit down with former rival John McCain in Chicago on Monday, their first meeting since Election Day. The two will be joined by Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and McCain confidant Lindsay Graham, the AP reports. No word on a specific agenda. More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Rahm Emanuel • bipartisanship • Lindsay Graham • President Obama

OPINION

 After Obama, Which 
 Minority's On Deck? 

If Barack can do it, anyone can—except Muslims, gays, atheists ...

Nov 13, 08 5:07 PM CST
(Newser) - A self-described “black man with a funny name” is now the most powerful person on the planet. So which minority group will next see one of its own in the Oval Office? Mark Oppenheimer considers the contenders in Slate:
  • Women: Not technically a minority, which means that if
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Antonio Villaraigosa • Ed Rendell • Rahm Emanuel • Claire McCaskill • President • Kathleen Sebelius • ethnic diversity • Sarah Palin • Eric Cantor • Election 2012 • President Obama

Political Office
Is Gray Area
at White House

Obama won't say he'll shutter nerve center of 'perpetual campaign'

Nov 13, 08 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama made transcending partisan politics part of his campaign pitch, but he remains noncommittal on a proposal to abolish the White House political office. A Reagan Administration creation, it played a vastly different role under Karl Rove than it had previously, Politico reports. John McCain has called for eliminating... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • Rahm Emanuel • Ed Rollins • David Axelrod • President Obama

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

ANALYSIS

Biden Will Reach Out to Ex-Senate Mates

With White House chief Emanuel wielding stick, VP-elect gets to bring the carrots

Nov 10, 08 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - With Rahm Emanuel wielding the White House’s no-nonsense stick, Joe Biden will be called on to make nice with the Senate after 36 years there, Politico reports. “He’s probably got more friends among Senate Republicans than John McCain,” says a spokesman. But Republicans aren’t likely... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Senate • Rahm Emanuel • President Obama

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Emanuel: 
 Tax Cut 
 Will Go 
 Ahead 

Obama opposes tying a free trade deal to stimulus package

Nov 9, 08 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - White House Chief of Staff-designate Rahm Emanuel told This Week that Barack Obama will move ahead with his plan to cut middle-class taxes despite rumors to the contrary, Politico reports. Other highlights from the Sunday talk shows:
  • Emanuel also told This Week that Obama opposes tacking a Colombia free
... More »

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Barack Obama • Rahm Emanuel • talk show • Jim Clyburn • Valerie Jarrett • Eric Cantor • John Podesta • President Obama

  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

analysis

 Emanuel Will Be Obama's 
 Super Salesman 


Nov 7, 08 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - The prospect of a presidential chief of staff with Rahm Emanuel's elbows-out style is winning praise from Democrats, censure from the GOP. Salon media critic Jack Shafer says his style of working with the press is right out of David Mamet: hyperaggressive salesman who uses "charm, insults, and bluster"... More »

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Barack Obama • media • White House • Rahm Emanuel • press leaks • President Obama

Chief of Staff's Bro Is Hollywood Super Agent

Rahm Emanuel's high-flying sib just got better connected

Nov 7, 08 2:08 AM CST
(Newser) - The president-elect's new chief of staff has a pair of high-flying brothers, the Los Angeles Times reports. Rahm Emanuel's younger brother, Ari, is a founding partner of top Hollywood talent agency Endeavor while older brother, Ezekiel, is a leading bioethicist. Ari, who shares Ramm's reputation for take-no-prisoners power plays, inspired... More »

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Hollywood • Rahm Emanuel • Entourage • Obama administration • President Obama • Ari Emanuel

analysis

Obama's Pick of Emanuel Shows He Means Business


Nov 6, 08 9:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Republicans say Barack Obama's appointment of Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff is a sign that the president-elect has no intention of making good on his promise to "heal the divides" of Washington. But the pick is "a powerful signal of Obama’s determination to be effective... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • Rahm Emanuel • President Obama

House Dems Wrangle Over Top Posts

Waxman aims to bump Dingell out of key chairmanship

Nov 6, 08 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Tuesday's votes were still being counted when House Democrats started wrangling over leadership positions, Politico reports. Henry Waxman has launched a challenge for chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee, aiming to take out John Dingell of Michigan, whose support is eroding. Says a lobbyist: "He has done... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Democratic Congress • Henry Waxman • House of Representatives • Rahm Emanuel • congressional Democrats • John Dingell • speaker of the House • congressional aides

Obama Taps Emanuel as
He Moves Into Transition

President-elect expected to move 'quickly, but not hastily' to fill top jobs

Nov 5, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - The president-elect has offered the job of White House chief of staff to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Jake Tapper reports this morning. Emanuel, who Tapper calls a "sharp-tongued, sharp-elbowed, keenly intelligent veteran of the Clinton White House," hasn't given his answer, Tapper's source says. Meanwhile, campaign insiders tell the... More »

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Barack Obama • Cabinet • Rahm Emanuel • Obama 2008 • transition • Election 2008 • Obama administration

Obama Camp Likes Emanuel for Chief of Staff

Looking ahead,
Democrats approach Illinois congressman

Oct 30, 08 8:21 PM CDT
(AP) - Barack Obama's campaign has approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about serving as White House chief of staff, say anonymous Democratic sources. An aide to the congressman says he "has not been contacted to take a job in an administration that does not yet exist. Everyone is focused on Election... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • Rahm Emanuel • Obama 2008 • Election 2008

GLOSSIES

Obama's First 100: Channel FDR, Avoid Clinton Foibles

Democrats hoping for 'new New Deal,' but financial crisis will be drag on any efforts

Oct 27, 08 7:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Up big in the polls with Election Day fast approaching, “a lot of people around Barack are reading books about FDR’s first 100 days,” one Obama insider tells New York. Aides have gone beyond simply planning his White House transition; they’ve drafted a book-length administration blueprint,... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • Rahm Emanuel • Obama 2008 • New Deal • Franklin D. Roosevelt • transition • Election 2008 • 100 days

McCain Cleverly Made Race Factor: Emanuel

Campaign prevented backlash by panning Obama comment

Aug 27, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s campaign managed to slip the issue of race into the presidential election, Democratic heavyweight Rahm Emanuel said today. “They got it through customs," Emanuel said at a Politico-hosted roundtable, characterizing the Republicans’ tactic of injecting race with reaction to a perceived offense by Barack Obama.... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Democrats • race • Rahm Emanuel • Obama 2008 • Tom Daschle • the race card

Top Dems Tell Bill to Chill

Clinton's anti-Obama tactics inappropriate, say party leaders

Jan 21, 08 1:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Top Democrats are telling Bill Clinton to tone down his anti-Obama rhetoric, Newsweek reports. He draws crowds, money, and support for his wife, but Democratic leaders like Ted Kennedy and Rahm Emanuel have confronted Clinton about his down-and-dirty approach. They see it as unpresidential, not beneficial to the party, and... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Ted Kennedy • Rahm Emanuel • Election 2008

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