Read more chief of staff stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35882/chief-of-staff.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:24:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67011/emanuel-risks-it-all-by-using-all-his-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRahm Emanuel is emerging as the most powerful chief of staff in decades, affecting policy as often as he terrorizes White House staff with expletive-ridden tirades, the New York Times reports. But that means it's Emanuel's job, and reputation, that's at risk if President Obama fails to reform health care...http://www.newser.com/story/67011/emanuel-risks-it-all-by-using-all-his-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Aug 2009 19:55:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64797/michelle-tapped-longtime-pal-mentor-as-staff-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLooking for change, Michelle Obama turned to longtime mentor and friend Susan Sher to serve as her chief of staff, the Chicago Tribune reports. They met when Obama dropped off a resume at Chicago’s City Hall; Sher, then the city’s No. 2 lawyer, was immediately impressed by the younger woman....http://www.newser.com/story/64797/michelle-tapped-longtime-pal-mentor-as-staff-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 9:56:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62623/emanuels-media-blitz-goes-relentlessly-247.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRahm Emanuel is “in constant touch” with journalists, offering a “round-the-clock offensive” on behalf of the White House, writes Howard Kurtz in the Washington Post . “He calls, drops a few F-bombs, makes his point and hangs up,” says one commentator. Brief he may be, but “perhaps no White House chief...http://www.newser.com/story/62623/emanuels-media-blitz-goes-relentlessly-247.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 14:34:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59018/rahms-secret-service-name-is.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOh, the possibilities. Marc Ambinder in the Atlantic , says he’s learned the Secret Service code name for White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. Rahmbo? Nope. A play on his favorite expletive? Sorry. It’s actually the rather dull Black Hawk. The agency assigned it to him during the Democratic convention,...http://www.newser.com/story/59018/rahms-secret-service-name-is.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 16:01:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56411/emanuel-dean-end-hostilities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe feud between Howard Dean and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel seems to be at an end. The Hill reports that the two Democratic pols even had lunch recently. “I think that (tension) was always somewhat exaggerated,” says Dean, whose failure to land an administration job has been...http://www.newser.com/story/56411/emanuel-dean-end-hostilities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 8:16:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56029/rahmbo-sets-aside-partisan-image-in-pursuit-of-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRahm Emanuel has a tough-guy reputation, but it’s his openness that’s making a difference to the Obama administration, the Washington Post reports. The president’s chief of staff is ready to listen and respond to concerns from countless individual lawmakers—and their appreciation is helping to build consensus for Obama’s agenda....http://www.newser.com/story/56029/rahmbo-sets-aside-partisan-image-in-pursuit-of-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 9:53:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49842/rahm-lives-in-illegal-apartment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe White House isn’t the only new house Rahm Emanuel will have to get used to, Gawker reports. Barack Obama’s chief of staff rents a basement apartment on Capitol Hill from Rep. Rosa DeLauro, but a private investigator has discovered that the house is zoned as a single-family dwelling—meaning...http://www.newser.com/story/49842/rahm-lives-in-illegal-apartment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 6:38:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49634/rahm-eyes-future-return-to-congress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhite House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel may be enjoying his new White House gig, but he hasn't written off a return to Congress, reports the Chicago Tribune reports. Emanuel told Illinois State Representative John Fritchey—one of 11 Democrats bidding for his vacated Chicago post—that "he may be...http://www.newser.com/story/49634/rahm-eyes-future-return-to-congress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Feb 2009 2:50:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48909/rahm-less-partisan-more-powerful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s chief of staff has a reputation as a feisty, vicious partisan, but he’s trying to tone it down as he takes a central role in the White House, writes Mark Leibovich in the New York Times . Never far from his boss, Emanuel is more “chief” than “staff,” unlike...http://www.newser.com/story/48909/rahm-less-partisan-more-powerful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Jan 2009 11:30:00 CST