Rahm Emanuel

AIPAC's Man in the Obama Camp

Excerpt: Barack Obama's first appointment, that of Chicago Congressman Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff, is quite frankly unsettling and suggests that voters who had hoped for real change in Washington will be disappointed.

Immigration Reform in 2009?

Immigration Reform in 2009? Speaking on Univision Spanish-language television network shortly after Obama’s victory, Chicago City Councilman Billy Ocasio said he did not think immigration reform would be possible within the...

The GOP’s Next Move

Republicans should not veer hard to the right in response to Barack Obama's victory David Brooks, a thinking person's conservative, has delivered a strong message to the Republican Party: Prepare for more losses at the polls if...

Obama Picks Show More Combative Side

In a "Transition Memo," Helene Cooper writes in the New York Times, "Whatever happened to Mr. No-Drama-Obama? The AP says Obama is "forming a White House leadership team that combines experienced Washington insiders who can...

Barack Obama and John McCain meet for the first time since the election

Barack Obama met his defeated Republican rival John McCain today to discuss how to work together to roll back some of the most controversial policies of the Bush years.Putting aside the bitter words thrown about with abandon...

'Change' Candidate Obama Enlists Hill Veterans for West Wing

On the campaign trail, Barack Obama liked to defend himself against charges of inexperience by calling for fresh perspective in Washington. "The American people . . . understand the real gamble is having the same old folks...

WRAPUP 1-Obama, McCain pledge to work together

CHICAGO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and vanquished rival John McCain met for the first time since the Nov. 4 election on Monday, pledging to work together to face the financial crisis and other...

E.J. Dionne Jr. -- Which GOP Will Obama Face?

There is a second transition underway over which President-elect Barack Obama has no control -- the transition of conservatives to minority status. How they do this will have a powerful impact on the new presidency.

Rahm Emanuel Apologizes To Arabs

Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Nov 17, 2008 Dearborn, Mich.--Congressman Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s appointed Chief of Staff, recently apologized to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) for anti-Arab...

E.J. Dionne Jr.: A big question mark

How will conservatives handle the shift to minority status? But how conservatives resolve their differences will also matter to Mr. Obama's success. Ideological conservatives talk obsessively about returning to the glory days...