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Rahm Emanuel May Clinch Chicago Mayor's Race on Tuesday
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyCHICAGO -- The election to replace Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago is Tuesday and Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff, is so far ahead that the only question is, will he win outright with more than 50 percent of the vote or be forced into a run-off on April 5 against whoever places what may be a distant second. "Can I count on ya?...Hey buddy," Emanuel, 51, said in his clipped tone as he approached shoppers at a Target store on Cottage Grove near 85th, on the city's South Side on Saturday, as he focused over the weekend on turning out the African-American vote. At the ...
Health Care Ruling: This Time, It's Democrats Crying Foul Over 'Judicial Activism'
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyAn interesting thing has happened in the wake of a judge's ruling Monday that a provision of the new health care reform law is unconstitutional and his pronouncement that the entire law should be thrown out: The Obama administration began criticizing the decision as "judicial activism." This is interesting, of course, because it is conservatives who typically worry about such things. Case in point: Stephanie Cutter, an assistant to the president and a deputy senior adviser, called the decision a "plain case of judicial overreaching." She also argued a precedent exists that "courts have a ...
Obama Staying True to His Values, Departing David Axelrod Says
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyDeparting White House senior adviser David Axelrod said President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign will retain the support of the nation's youth, though "we need to communicate vigorously with them" to make the case. After two years at the White House, Axelrod returns to Chicago on Tuesday to spend some time recharging before focusing on Obama's bid for a second term. Axelrod was feted Saturday at a going-away party, attended by Obama. "I would not be here as president if not for David," a grateful Obama said. Sitting in his White House office on Friday, his last full day on the job, ...
Obama Gearing Up 2012 Re-Election Campaign: Headquarters in Chicago
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe Obama administration on Thursday talked for the first time about President Obama's 2012 campaign; word that the national headquarters will be in Chicago, leaked earlier, was confirmed. "I think that is likely that is going to happen," Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said at the Thursday briefing when asked about Obama running for a second term. The question was prompted because the White House earlier on Thursday released details about Obama's 2012 re-election campaign to several news outlets. Gibbs said Obama will soon file papers with the Federal Election Commission making the Obama 2012 ...
'O: A Presidential Novel' -- By Anonymous, Starring Obama and 'Self-Obsessive' D.C.
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyA new story of O has arrived on some capital doorsteps, including mine. "O: A Presidential Novel," is a fictional – or is it non-fiction? – account of the Obama White House and the upcoming 2012 campaign by an author named "Anonymous." Yes, it's another who-wrote-it mystery. "What can I tell you about the author of O? Very little," teases Simon & Schuster Executive Vice President and Publisher Jonathan Karp in a letter to readers. "The author is someone who has been in the room with Barack Obama and knows this world intimately." Whether Karp's "room" is the Oval Office or a vast ...
Why Obama Chose Businessman William Daley as His Chief of Staff
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyPresident Obama picked former Commerce Secretary William Daley to be his new chief of staff on Thursday, bringing on board a businessman with vast political experience at a time Obama is preparing to launch his re-election bid and improve relations with the corporate community. Though the president and Daley have known each for years from Chicago politics, Obama's quick rise from the Illinois State Senate to the White House had little to do with Daley or his brother, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. Daley has never been part of Obama's inner personal circle -- considered a plus because he can ...
William Daley at Top of Obama List for White House Chief of Staff
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe Obama White House is considering William Daley as the new chief of staff, but no final decisions have been made, and interim chief of staff Peter Rouse still has not finalized whether he wants to stay. Daley, who lives in Chicago, is Midwest chairman for New York-based J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. and is the bank's head of corporate responsibility. He is also the brother of Mayor Richard M. Daley and a close friend and mentor to former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. After Mayor Daley announced he was not seeking another term, Emanuel left the Obama White House in October to ...
Senate to Vote on Obama Tax Deal: Where Does Each Side Stand?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Dec. 13) -- The Senate will proceed with a cloture vote Monday afternoon on the Obama tax deal that contains something that everyone is sure to hate. The tax deal, a massive compromise that legislates a 13-month unemployment benefits extension for Americans out of work for up to 99 weeks in exchange for a two-year extension of the Bush tax cuts, requires 60 votes to move to final debate in the Senate. Where do Washington's political factions stand on the deal? Surge Desk breaks down the debate. The White House Senior White House adviser David Axelrod visited three Sunday talk shows this ...
Senate to Vote on Tax Cut Compromise Over Liberal Objections
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyEven with liberals and some conservatives still venting their anger over the tax cut compromise struck between President Obama and Republican leaders last week, the Senate will forge ahead with a make-or-break vote on the package Monday afternoon. On the table will be the legislation that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid released late Thursday night, a massive package of extensions, cuts and increases to 2010 tax rates. Leaders will need 60 votes to move to a final debate on the measure Monday. As the president outlined last week, the bulk of the bill is dedicated to extending the expiring ...
Even Democratic Foes of Tax Cut Plan See It Passing Soon
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Dec 12) -- The White House expressed confidence Sunday that President Barack Obama's deal with Republicans will pass by year's end, averting a Jan. 1 increase in income taxes for nearly all Americans, even the highest earners. In a sign of fading resistance, a Democratic leader said the lame-duck House will try to make changes, but won't block the bill. Ahead of a test vote in the Senate on Monday, Obama adviser David Axelrod predicted the president's compromise deal would win out despite a tougher sell in the House. Majority Democrats, who lose control of the House to Republicans ...
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