Rahm Emanuel

                   

Should Obama's Senate replacement be black?

pittsburghlive.com
16-Nov-2008 10 related
        

By Roger Simon Sunday, November 16, 2008 Although Barack Obama's historic election will place a black in the White House, it will reduce the number of blacks in the Senate to zero. And Jesse Jackson Jr., a member of the House...

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'I heard gunfire, but I didn't realise my legs had gone'

mg.co.za
16-Nov-2008 2 related
        

As the man and woman walked slowly towards the war memorial in Chicago last week, the figure of Barack Obama was instantly recognisable. There are even whispers that she might replace Obama in the Senate, taking the seat left...

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Obama appoints legislative adviser

nwsource.com
16-Nov-2008 39 related
        

President-elect Obama has chosen a veteran Capitol Hill aide as his top White House representative to Congress, the Democrat's transition team said Saturday. CHICAGO — President-elect Obama has chosen a veteran Capitol Hill...

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New respect for boys & ballet

nydailynews.com
15-Nov-2008
        

With the flurry of attention for the ballet history of congressman Rahm Emanuel (President-elect Obama's pick for White House chief of staff), it's suddenly become a lot cooler to be a guy who knows his way around toeshoes,...

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Blue Dog Dems tone down their bark over U.S. deficit

chron.com
16-Nov-2008 1 related
        

It's not that the Blue Dogs are completely throwing in the pay-as-you-go towel, but the dire economic realities that will face the 111th Congress in January, combined with the sweeping promises Barack Obama made during his...

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Jarrett gets key spot in Obama White House

suntimes.com
15-Nov-2008 121 related
        

WASHINGTON — Friday night, President-elect Barack Obama and wife Michelle headed toward Chicago’s Gold Coast to attend a birthday party for Valerie Jarrett hosted by another pal, Desiree Rogers. Earlier in the day, she got her...

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Will men dominate Obama administration? (Politico)

yahoo.com
15-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Politico - Early indications that men might dominate the hierarchy of Obama administration have women’s groups worried, even as a growing chorus of advisers reportedly pushes Hillary Rodham Clinton for secretary of state.

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Quigley's case for Congress has kernel of truth

suntimes.com
15-Nov-2008
        

Tough policy wonk could be good fit for Emanuel's seat BY MARK BROWN Sun-Times Columnist When he's excited about a new project, the thoughts come firing out of Mike Quigley's brain like a popcorn popper with the lid removed. As...

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Wannabes line up for open-seat turkey trot

suntimes.com
15-Nov-2008
        

BY CAROL MARIN Sun-Times Columnist The questions of who gets Barack Obama's Senate seat and who runs for Congress to replace Rahm Emanuel are producing a wild, pre-Thanks-giving turkey trot and a flock of candidates. Today, as...

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Emanuel: Colombia FTA doesn't belong in stimulus

newsvine.com
15-Nov-2008 684 related
        

Newly designated White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said Sunday that the incoming Obama administration opposes attaching the Colombia Free Trade Agreement to an economic stimulus package in order to get the approval of the...

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