George Stephanopolous, Pathetic. “Sources tell me that the Obama team’s review of contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will show that Rahm Emanuel had only one phone conversation with Blagojevich. The contact, described as a “pro-forma” courtesy call, came as Emanuel was named Chief of Staff for Obama. Most of the discussion concerned Emanuel’s Congressional [...]

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I know, I know, I said last week. But as this unfolds, I’ll bet it’s before the end of the year. Lynn Sweet: “CHICAGO–President-elect Barack Obama’s incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had a deeper involvement in pressing for a U.S. Senate seat appointment than previously reported, the Sun-Times has learned. Emanuel had direct discussions [...]

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Tipsters and news sources are indicating that Rahm Emanuel may step aside from his COS designate position as soon as this week. I see it happening sooner rather than later. Over the weekend we learned that in spite of Barack Obama’s statement that no one in his staff talked to Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel had several [...]

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Tick, tick, tick…. “Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama’s pick to be White House chief of staff, had conversations with Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration about who would replace Obama in the U.S. Senate, the Chicago Tribune has learned. The revelation does not suggest Obama’s new gatekeeper was involved in any talk of dealmaking involving the seat. [...]

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