The Gatekeeper: Rahm Emanuel on the job

New Yorker by Ryan Lizza | Mar. 1, 2009 (Special Report)

Rahm Emanuel’s office, which is no more than a three-second walk from the Oval Office, is as neat as a Marine barracks. On his desk, the files and documents, including leatherbound folders from the National Security Council, are precisely arranged, each one parallel with the desk’s edge. During a visit hours before Congress passed President Barack Obama’s stimulus package, on Friday, February 13th, I absently jostled one of Emanuel’s heavy wooden ... Full Story »

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Topics: U.S. White House, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Feb 28, 2009 - 10:55 PM PST
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Nicholas Birkel (review), Fred Gatlin (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Mark Steele (review), Walter Cox (review), Peter L. Combs (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review), stephen brand (review)
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 2, 2009

An excellent profile of this key player in the Obama Administration, though there's no explicit discussion of how his politics could shape the Administration's policy.

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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Mar. 2, 2009

everything you wanted to know about Rahm but were afraid to ask. This is an excellent story giving just a small glimpse inside the mind of Rahm Emanuel. I'm glad he's on Obamas side, I would hate to see him in a different uniform.

Now for the hard part. Getting the budget through Congess is going to a lot harder than most people think.

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Fred Gatlin
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 by Fred Gatlin - Mar. 2, 2009

This is an interesting and informative article about Rahm Emanuel and his role as chief of staff for President Obama. It is well written and an easy read.

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Peter L. Combs
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 by Peter L. Combs - Mar. 2, 2009

Loads of depth, well balanced look into the inner working of the chief of staff as well as it's history. Lots of sources and as always a good piece from one of the best magaines published today. Yes its worth reading.

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Walter Cox
3.9
 by Walter Cox - Mar. 2, 2009

A thorough description of a man whom many will find loathsome.

I predict that Rahm Emanuel's "bigger than life" personality (translation: "narcisisstic personality disorder") and his love of "cleaning up after cleanup time is over" (translation: "obsessive-compulsive disorder") will end up alienating key players and compromise Obama's ability to accomplish his goals.

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Leo Romero
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 by Leo Romero - Feb. 28, 2009
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Nicholas Birkel
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 by Nicholas Birkel - Mar. 1, 2009
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