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Obama says Rahm Emanuel accepts chief of staff position
By Haaretz Staff and News Agencies
Tags: Israel news, Rahm Emanuel 

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Thursday that Rep. Rahm Emanuel, a former key official in the Clinton administration, had accepted his offer to become White House chief of staff.

"I announce this appointment first because the Chief of Staff is central to the ability of a President and Administration to accomplish an agenda," said Obama, who was elected on Tuesday. "And no one I know is better at getting things done than Rahm Emanuel."

Choosing Emanuel was one of Obama's first decisions after becoming president-elect in Tuesday's election.
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The hard-charging fellow Chicagoan accepted the job after struggling over family and political considerations. By moving into a top White House job for a second time, Emanuel will have to put aside hopes of becoming speaker of the lower chamber.

He is the son of a Jerusalem-born pediatrician who was a member of the Irgun (Etzel or IZL), a militant Zionist group that operated in Palestine between 1931 and 1948.

Emanuel was a key figure in the administration of former President Bill Clinton, where he was known for his blunt management style. His selection is a shift in tone for Obama, who chose more low-key leadership for his presidential campaign.

Emanuel's quick rise to a party leadership position in the House underlines his political acumen, and his choice by Obama points to the president-elect's preparations to move quickly on getting his legislative agenda through Congress. Emanuel will carry a major role in facilitating and selling Obama's plans.

Obama was working in Chicago on Thursday where he received his first presidential-style intelligence briefing before moving into the White House in
10 weeks.

He planned his first public appearance since his presidential victory for Friday - a meeting with economic advisers to discuss the nation's financial troubles, which Americans listed as their top concern on election day. Obama plans to talk to the news media Friday afternoon after the meeting, aides said.

He and his wife, Michelle, will visit the White House on Monday at the invitation of President George W. Bush, aides said.

His new government faces massive challenges both at home and abroad, as evidence made clear on the first days after his historic victory over Republican John McCain on Tuesday.

The U.S. stock market greeted his elevation to the pinnacle of American power by plunging nearly 500 points Wednesday on more dire news about an economy in the throes of its worst crisis since the 1930s Great Depression. It fell further on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin sounded off as well, with President Dmitry Medvedev declaring: Mechanisms must be created to block mistaken, egoistical and sometimes simply dangerous decisions of certain members of the international community - an apparent reference to the United States under Bush.

Medvedev issued the stark challenge even as he threatened to erect missiles along the Polish border if the Obama administration were to go forward with plans laid out by the Bush administration to create a missile shield in the Eastern Europe.

The Associated Press, meanwhile, declared Obama the winner in North Carolina on Thursday, a symbolic triumph in a state that hadn't voted for a Democrat in more than a generation.

North Carolina's 15 electoral votes brings Obama's total to 364 - nearly 100 more than necessary to win the White House. Missouri is the only state that remains too close to call.

Obama's win in North Carolina was the first for a Democratic presidential
candidate since Jimmy Carter won the state in 1976.

Before accepting the chief of staff job, Emanuel had told a Chicago television station he was honored but needed to consider the impact on his family.

"I have a lot to weigh: the basis of public service, which I've given my life to, a career choice. And most importantly, what I want to do as a parent," Emanuel said in an interview aired Wednesday.

Emanuel was a political and policy aide to Clinton before he turned to investment banking. He then won a Chicago-area House seat six years ago. In Congress, he moved quickly into the leadership. As chairman of the Democratic campaign committee in 2006, he played an instrumental role in restoring his party to power after 12 years in the minority.

Emanuel maintained neutrality during the long primary battle between Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, not surprising given his long-standing ties to the former first lady and his Illinois connections with Obama.

Other White House officials were being lined up, including Robert Gibbs as the likely pick for press secretary, said several Obama aides. Gibbs has been
Obama's longtime spokesman and confidant and was at Obama's side from his 2004 Senate campaign through the long days on the presidential campaign trail.

Obama planned to stay home through the weekend, with a blackout on news announcements so that he and his staff can get some rest after a grueling campaign and the emotional rush of their win Tuesday night. He is planning a trip to Hawaii in December to get away with his family before their move to the White House - and to honor his grandmother, who died Sunday at her home there.



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      1.   This should be interesting 20:39  |  Mark Lincoln 05/11/08
      2.   Hope his sympathies are like those of his father 21:00  |  Steve 05/11/08
      3.   Obama seeks credibility with Israel 21:33  |  Natallie Durson 05/11/08
      4.   A super orthodox jew with strong Israeli ties. 21:33  |  Sarah 05/11/08
      5.   Wow, an AIPAC man and "psychopath"....??? 21:39  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/11/08
      6.   Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill) Holds Israeli Citizenship Too 22:12  |  Monitor 05/11/08
      7.   Natallie Durson for Secretary of State 22:12  |  Tulip 05/11/08
      8.   #1 Mark Lincoln. It will get more interesting... 22:12  |  Maureen Ann 05/11/08
      9.   Steve @ Mevaserret Zion 22:35  |  Smadar 05/11/08
      10.   #6 monitor 22:56  |  Moshe 05/11/08
      11.   Swiss (Dino) - #5 23:30  |  David Israel 05/11/08
      12.   WOW! Zionists again? 23:48  |  Atoo 05/11/08
      13.   Choice of Emanuel shows the seriousness of Obama 23:48  |  Daniel (Switzerland) 05/11/08
      14.   #4, Emanuel isn`t Orthodox..... 23:55  |  Dovy 05/11/08
      15.   And who will be elected from the Arab World? 23:56  |  s.s 05/11/08
      16.   Obama is an afro-American and not black. His mother was white! 23:57  |  redmike 05/11/08
      17.   Great pick! More great picks to come.... 00:04  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 06/11/08
      18.   #5 Swiss(Dino) 00:06  |  Moshe 06/11/08
      19.   no foreign national should be able to hold office in USA 00:07  |  nor dual nationals 06/11/08
      20.   to David Israel about your "Swiss pseudonym" question mark 00:07  |  Daniel (Switzerland) 06/11/08
      21.   # 11 David Israel 00:11  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      22.   #11 David Israel 00:20  |  Moshe 06/11/08
      23.   mmmmmmmmm, not so convinced 00:20  |  VIPER 06/11/08
      24.   moshe: there is something about `in the service of a foreign 00:20  |  prince` 06/11/08
      25.   here you go moshe 00:28  |  US code 06/11/08
      26.   Monitor, you are dead wrong 00:29  |  Michael 06/11/08
      27.   Silly Natalie 00:55  |  Mark Lincoln 06/11/08
      28.   Moshe #10 - Dual National USA/Israel Officials 01:01  |  Monitor 06/11/08
      29.   The choise of Rham Emanuel shows Obama`s seriousness 01:08  |  Daniel (Switzerland) 06/11/08
      30.   Swiss (Dino) #14 01:09  |  David Israel 06/11/08
      31.   Emanuel a front man as Obama moves to put screws on Israel? 01:12  |  curious 06/11/08
      32.   i remember when pelosi became first woman speaker of the house 01:15  |  how excited i was 06/11/08
      33.   Michael isn`t it true that jews automatically get zio ciizenship 01:24  |  on entry to the zio 06/11/08
      34.   AN INTERESTING MOVE TO DEAL WITH ZIONISTS 01:29  |  indrajaya 06/11/08
      35.   Rahm Emanuel 01:30  |  Cyasher 06/11/08
      36.   # 18 Moshe and all the others who think I made something..... 01:36  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      37.   As a candidate, Obama frequently said lobbyists would not run his 01:38  |  Donna 06/11/08
      38.   # 17 Leeza, you must be kidding !!! 01:39  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      39.   redmike? everyone alkready knew that...and Pres. Obama never said 01:49  |  otherwise 06/11/08
      40.   Dual Citizenship 02:06  |  Elana 06/11/08
      41.   President-elect Obama`s first good decision. Soon to be followed? 02:07  |  Realist 06/11/08
      42.   ZOG May Come True 02:07  |  Dave Lev 06/11/08
      43.   oh how the masses prostrate themselves 02:13  |  rich 06/11/08
      44.   Deja - vu .... swimming in dangerous waters 02:19  |  allang 06/11/08
      45.   Nor dual nationals - ever read the constitution? 02:27  |  Mark Lincoln 06/11/08
      46.   prince -there is something about `in the service of a foreign 02:34  |  Mark Lincoln 06/11/08
      47.   US Code - there you go 02:37  |  Mark Lincoln 06/11/08
      48.   AT LEAST WE ALL KNOW WHERE OBAMAN STANDS NOW! 02:39  |  Fritz 06/11/08
      49.   well oi filled a complaint with Pres. Obama about Rahm Emanuel 02:45  |  his staff says they 06/11/08
      50.   The problem here is not his dual citizenship (??), but rather.... 02:45  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      51.   By the way, if you read the blogs in the U.S...... 02:59  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      52.   Bob Haldeman once said... 03:22  |  Howard 06/11/08
      53.   Daniel, how wrong you are 03:25  |  judith 06/11/08
      54.   yeah mark i read the constitution 03:29  |  and confess 06/11/08
      55.   # 30 David Israel 03:38  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      56.   RICHARDSON AS SECTETARY OF STATE 03:42  |  indrajaya 06/11/08
      57.   No sense of humor! 03:48  |  hala 06/11/08
      58.   # 18 Moshe (2nd try), if you believe that I "created" the story.. 03:59  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      59.   #42 Swiss.....finally 04:02  |  Lynn 06/11/08
      60.   #43 Swiss....don`t say you weren`t warned 04:05  |  Lynn 06/11/08
      61.   Big deal, Obama has dual citizenship 04:08  |  Great White North 06/11/08
      62.   JOHN KERRY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENCE 04:10  |  indrajaya 06/11/08
      63.   Okay Time To Get To Work Part One 04:19  |  Yosemite 06/11/08
      64.   #27 Mark Lincoln...the training and learning marathon 04:20  |  Lynn 06/11/08
      65.   hypocrisy 04:24  |  anti.... 06/11/08
      66.   Time To Get To Work Part Two 04:36  |  Yosemite 06/11/08
      67.   Realist - paying attention 04:43  |  Mark Lincoln 06/11/08
      68.   Time To Get To Work Part Three 04:50  |  Yosemite 06/11/08
      69.   ZOG may come true? 04:50  |  Mark Lincoln 06/11/08
      70.   SWISS DINO 04:55  |  Brant 06/11/08
      71.   Why didn`t you know Fritz? 04:55  |  Mark Lincoln 06/11/08
      72.   How drole 05:05  |  Mark Lincoln 06/11/08
      73.   No doubt about it, Khazar Jewry 05:06  |  Bitin Dawg 06/11/08
      74.   Monitor # 28 - Thank Goodness 05:13  |  WYSIWYG 06/11/08
      75.   Lots To Do 05:14  |  Yosemite 06/11/08
      76.   Swiss (Dino) - #42 + 43 05:15  |  David Israel 06/11/08
      77.   He served in lebanon war with IDF 05:42  |  Adam 06/11/08
      78.   Emanuel will support his country`s interests 05:56  |  Dan 06/11/08
      79.   #24 prince 05:57  |  Moshe 06/11/08
      80.   DINO blog site is now fact?If you know better than Obama 06:09  |  PETER SM 06/11/08
      81.   moshe you are un american scum 06:29  |  if you like zion 06/11/08
      82.   #70 Adam 06:33  |  Moshe 06/11/08
      83.   This article can`t be right! 06:35  |  MichaelF 06/11/08
      84.   Swiss (Dino) what arrogance 06:36  |  David Israel 06/11/08
      85.   #58 Swiss(Dino) 06:52  |  Moshe 06/11/08
      86.   Rahm Emanuel 07:01  |  D Jasenowski 06/11/08
      87.   # 5, SWISS (DINO) 07:18  |  indrajaya 06/11/08
      88.   "Jews will control the world" eh Natalie? 07:34  |  Shtarka 06/11/08
      89.   To Mark, post 72 07:50  |  Gordon 06/11/08
      90.   HERE IS THE NEWS KIDDIES: Rahm Emanuel WILL NOT BE IN NEW admin 07:54  |  get over it 06/11/08
      91.   Why this passion for Jewish people, Swiss Dino? 08:07  |  Israeli citizen 06/11/08
      92.   For Get Over It 82 08:24  |  Yosemite 06/11/08
      93.   #45, Mark Lincoln 08:28  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/11/08
      94.   #54, and confess you did not understand 08:38  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/11/08
      95.   Doubtful Emanuel will accept 08:48  |  DJStahl 06/11/08
      96.   #58 Swiss (Dino) I read the article "Emanuel Brothers,"... 08:49  |  Maureen Ann 06/11/08
      97.   Funny how Jews can`t ever resist ... 09:55  |  Axel 06/11/08
      98.   OB,,,, 10:12  |  Ralph 06/11/08
      99.   He was born in Chicago - he is not an Israeli 10:18  |  Manny Goldstein 06/11/08
      100.   #31 10:23  |  A.M. 06/11/08
      101.   Amazing, the same folks who were bashing and demonizing Bush..... 10:25  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      102.   judith 10:32  |  A.M. 06/11/08
      103.   # 3 to natallie re: obama 10:33  |  eric 06/11/08
      104.   And again, my criticism on Obamas pick has nothing at all to do.. 10:34  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      105.   #97 axel in need of reoair! its gear box out of juice 10:34  |  victor hardman 06/11/08
      106.   son of Jewish terrorist to serve in White House! 10:40  |  mosve 06/11/08
      107.   What Obama, and America needs to know here 10:42  |  Ivar 06/11/08
      108.   And last but not least, those who are claiming that Emanuel.... 10:43  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      109.   # 101, SWISS (DINO) 10:45  |  indrajaya 06/11/08
      110.   # 87 indrajaya 10:55  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      111.   #97, Axel 11:04  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/11/08
      112.   Middle East peace needs a left-wing Jew. 11:09  |  Michael 06/11/08
      113.   Israeli Rahm Emanuel, 11:12  |  Palestinian 06/11/08
      114.   Long wait for black president. What about Arab Israeli president? 11:12  |  Michael 06/11/08
      115.   # 59 / # 60 Lynn 11:18  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      116.   # 96 Maureen Ann 11:23  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      117.   103 dopey dino yodels into the real world of politik 11:24  |  victor hardman 06/11/08
      118.   # 80 PETER SM 11:30  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      119.   # 8 so maureen, given this choice of obama`s... 11:55  |  eric 06/11/08
      120.   Obama Appoints Son of a Terrorist 11:57  |  Hani 06/11/08
      121.   s.s. 15 12:04  |  . 06/11/08
      122.   # 104 Michael 12:16  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      123.   # 102, SWISS (DINO) 12:17  |  indrajaya 06/11/08
      124.   Heavy 12:17  |  Clickfool 06/11/08
      125.   Emanuel 12:18  |  Craig 06/11/08
      126.   to Judith #53 12:26  |  Daniel (Switzerland) 06/11/08
      127.   Dino, no need to prove it to us. Enough that he`s a Jew 12:26  |  x-ray 06/11/08
      128.   Worried, Natallie? Where is Click? 12:26  |  Israeli citizen 06/11/08
      129.   Hani #120 12:27  |  Mickey 06/11/08
      130.   # 109 indrajaya 12:28  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      131.   Palestinian#113 12:32  |  Mickey 06/11/08
      132.   I Love News Like This And Reading "Anti-Zionists" Crying! 12:34  |  Jimmy 06/11/08
      133.   122 Dino. You don`t have to be soft to be left. Ask Lenin. 12:37  |  Michael 06/11/08
      134.   # 117 victor hardman 12:38  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      135.   # 127 x-ray, you obviously haven`t read my..... 12:39  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      136.   # 120, HANI 12:43  |  indrajaya 06/11/08
      137.   Dino, we have a situation here! Call the Swiss Banks! 12:49  |  Israeli citizen 06/11/08
      138.   120. Obama | 12:50  |  a wandering Jew 06/11/08
      139.   # 130, SWISS(DINO) 12:55  |  indrajaya 06/11/08
      140.   Return on investment 12:56  |  Mr. Goy 06/11/08
      141.   what matter 13:05  |  dani.a 06/11/08
      142.   #119 Eric. Fair enough. 13:12  |  Maureen Ann 06/11/08
      143.   # 139 indrajaya 13:25  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      144.   how did they give him a security clearance 13:25  |  antoine 06/11/08
      145.   # 86 ONLY MUSLIMS ARE A DANGER NOT JEWS! 13:31  |  Petra 06/11/08
      146.   #104 Swiss(Dino) 13:32  |  Moshe 06/11/08
      147.   To all anti-Israelis here: stop Obama now! 13:34  |  Israeli citizen 06/11/08
      148.   #107 more from ivar on the saudi planet 13:38  |  victor hardman 06/11/08
      149.   Dual citizenship allegation a "false charge" 13:40  |  Joe Camel 06/11/08
      150.   How`s that Oslo thing working out for Rahm? 13:47  |  Erastus CoupeDeVille 06/11/08
      151.   # 133 Michael, the Lenin comparison was probably not even...... 13:47  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      152.   to Dino#143 13:57  |  Daniel (Switzerland) 06/11/08
      153.   # 146 Moshe 14:00  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/11/08
      154.   Swiss (Dino) #151 14:02  |  Roo 06/11/08
      155.   #142 moaning ann and comprehension worlds apart 14:11  |  victor hardman 06/11/08
      156.   Antoine - security clearance 14:27  |  Mark Lincoln 06/11/08
      157.   For Axel 92 14:33  |  Yosemite 06/11/08
      158.   SWISS DINO AND OBAMA 14:40  |  Brant 06/11/08
      159.   Good start, Obama 14:47  |  christa 06/11/08
      160.   I Think The New American Dream Is... 14:50  |  Yosemite 06/11/08
      161.   Dino versus Rahm 14:56  |  uempel 06/11/08
      162.   Son of Ir-gun! 15:32  |  eliyahu 06/11/08
      163.   Gnatallie Durson: Seeks Meaning In Life 15:58  |  Tex 06/11/08
      164.   151 Dino. Rahm seems to be a big fan of Oslo. That`s good. 15:59  |  Michael 06/11/08
      165.   Dino, you`ll argue your way in and out of a paper bag 16:00  |  x-ray 06/11/08
      166.   Swiss (Dino) 16:02  |  David Israel 06/11/08
      167.   No surprise here 16:26  |  utagawa 06/11/08
      168.   #101 Swiss......everything you thought you knew about 16:32  |  Lynn 06/11/08
      169.   INDY...he didn`t accuse ALL Muslims as terrorists 16:34  |  Lynn 06/11/08
      170.   # 143, SWISS (DINO) 16:36  |  indrajaya 06/11/08
      171.   to nor dual nationals, another idiot 16:48  |  Big Sur 06/11/08
      172.   Dual Nationality and Senior US Civil Servant - Ethics/Legality 16:51  |  Monitor 06/11/08
      173.   #64 Lynn ...Funny that I heard it at ... 16:51  |  KATHY 06/11/08
      174.   #34 Indy Poster Girl for Iran 16:56  |  Big Sur 06/11/08
      175.   Rahm Emanuel is a big man in DC 17:03  |  Jeremy 06/11/08
      176.   #139 Continue your Point Indrajaya, I hate it when you quote 1/2 17:05  |  Big Sur 06/11/08
      177.   Good choice for Chief of Staff 17:18  |  Chris Linthwaite 06/11/08
      178.   124 Clickfool Hahahaha 18:51  |  H 06/11/08
      179.   124, clickfool 20:03  |  Harry 06/11/08
      180.   Haaretz, does Emanuel have dual citizenship? 20:08  |  newageblues 06/11/08
      181.   I`ts finally official Emanuel accepts within the last hour. It is 20:53  |  Sarah 06/11/08
      182.   Chief of Staff is not the End-all 20:57  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/11/08
      183.   Unacceptable 21:08  |  Virginia Pearcy 06/11/08
      184.   # 2 Mevaserret Zion..Another Woman`s View Point for you! 21:21  |  KATHY 06/11/08
      185.   Maybe now that its over 21:36  |  Roci 06/11/08
      186.   Emanuel a front man as Obama moves to put screws on Israel? 21:37  |  curious 06/11/08
      187.   #124 Clickfool (second try)HEAVY 21:41  |  Kathy 06/11/08
      188.   #120 A shitty little country is it?And Where Are You from? 21:53  |  Kathy 06/11/08
      189.   Good. lA nice guy CO 21:56  |  Mark Lincoln 06/11/08
      190.   OT: Palin thought Africa was a country 21:58  |  Clickfool 06/11/08
      191.   #97 and how axel tends to whine is beyond me.. 21:59  |  Kathy 06/11/08
      192.   #98 Ralph oh,oh, i know where you`ve been eh? 22:02  |  Kathy 06/11/08
      193.   Rahm Emanuel: Not in the Cabinet and Not a Lobbyist 22:04  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 06/11/08
      194.   #165 Kathy@Karkur Rahm Emanuel good choice.... 22:08  |  Smadar 06/11/08
      195.   He`s Not a Dual Citizen, for Christ`s Sake 22:17  |  John 06/11/08
      196.   RAMBO IN THE OVAL OFFICE ! LOOK OUT EVERYONE 22:19  |  v.hardman 06/11/08
      197.   Mr.R.Emanuel, is a close friend and ................ 22:27  |  Stephen. 06/11/08
      198.   Oy-BAMA & Jews go back a long way. 22:42  |  Yemmi 06/11/08
      199.   Emanuel is a Good Man Dual Citizenship and All 23:02  |  Jane 06/11/08
      200.   #167 John 23:05  |  Sonny 06/11/08
      201.   #19 23:14  |  Jane 06/11/08
      202.   #166 Smadar I know Of Course.My posts are not out! 23:16  |  Kathy 06/11/08
      203.   Right move 23:19  |  Brod 06/11/08
      204.   Moderators.What is it,are you on strike? 23:26  |  Kathy 06/11/08
      205.   Emanuel a front man as Obama moves to put screws on Israel? 23:33  |  curious 06/11/08
      206.   Hey Axel, are you sure you are not related to uncle Adolf? 23:39  |  just wondering 06/11/08
      207.   If Emanuel`s father were a member of the PLO rather than of Irgun 23:47  |  Jozef 06/11/08
      208.   All of Israel is for Peace 00:05  |  Steve 07/11/08
      209.   Horse trading 00:11  |  alan 07/11/08
      210.   #173 Brod Absolutely.HEAVY as Clicky said,And,, 00:20  |  Kathy 07/11/08
      211.   181Yemmi.Well,Obama knew to win he had pick the best-yiddishe kep 00:47  |  another yiddishe kop 07/11/08
      212.   # 154 Roo 01:33  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/11/08
      213.   # 158 Brant 01:38  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/11/08
      214.   One out of 6000 01:42  |  Robert 07/11/08
      215.   # 163 Michael 01:52  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/11/08
      216.   # 165 David Israel 02:01  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/11/08
      217.   114 Michael - come back as soon as 02:03  |  ChanahS 07/11/08
      218.   # 168 Lynn 02:07  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/11/08
      219.   Thoughts from a Republican in Chicago 02:10  |  David 07/11/08
      220.   Rahmbo was model for the "West Wing"`s chief of staff 02:22  |  Aphemia 07/11/08
      221.   # 170 indrajaya 02:32  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/11/08
      222.   #218 Swiss....it`s good to be an Independent 03:19  |  Lynn 07/11/08
      223.   Great Interview with Rahm Emanuel (link)... 03:25  |  yonni 07/11/08
      224.   DINO 03:26  |  Brant 07/11/08
      225.   Lightening and Thunder - Barak and Rahm 05:33  |  ProudToCallHimPres 07/11/08
      226.   #132 Jimmy. There is a place for Israel... 06:25  |  Maureen Ann 07/11/08
      227.   So dear American Jewish rightwingers.... 06:32  |  Ofer Maimon 07/11/08
      228.   NEXT COMES DAVID AXELROD!!! 06:47  |  Fritz 07/11/08
      229.   AND THEN COMES... 08:18  |  Fritz 07/11/08
      230.   Swiss (Dino) is not ready for a change 08:25  |  Swissmartin 07/11/08
      231.   Good Choice Obama 09:06  |  Yosemite 07/11/08
      232.   Natallie Durson #3 (of LA???) 10:06  |  S 07/11/08
      233.   # 142 to maureen re: "fair enough" 11:26  |  eric 07/11/08
      234.   # 230 "Swissmartin", I would love to see change.... 12:31  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/11/08
      235.   #213 Swiss...Chief of Staff doesn`t do 14:50  |  Lynn 07/11/08
      236.   Swiss (Dino) lipservice 16:12  |  David Israel 07/11/08
      237.   To S (#232) re Durson (#3) 16:40  |  Morris Valentine 07/11/08
      238.   # 235 Lynn 17:35  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/11/08
      239.   # 236 David Israel 17:40  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/11/08
      240.   Swiss (Dino) I don`t have field glasses 18:05  |  David Israel 07/11/08
      241.   Rahm Emanuel 23:02  |  Zohar Sorek 07/11/08
      242.   #210, KATHY, leave the moderators alone 02:27  |  VIPER 08/11/08
      243.   # 237 it was strictly a political choice, morris 07:54  |  eric 08/11/08
      244.   To Eric (#243) 19:33  |  Morris Valentine 08/11/08
      245.   Zionists in Our Government 22:12  |  George 08/11/08
      246.   # 244 to morris 11:36  |  eric 09/11/08
      247.   To eric (#246) 18:34  |  Morris Valentine 09/11/08
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