White House laughs off Emanuel's naked lobbying

Tales about the White House's hot-tempered, foul-mouthed chief of staff are legion, from Rahm Emanuel's mailing of a dead fish to a pollster to a lawmaker's accusation that Mr. Emanuel berated him over a vote in the shower at the congressional gym. Mixing mockery and scorn, the Obama administration Tuesday dismissed new accusations about Mr. Emanuel from Rep. Eric Massa, a freshman New York Democrat who has formally resigned his seat amid a growing ethics scandal and charges of sexual misconduct involving his staff. Top White House officials made it clear that President Obama is standing behind his combative chief ...

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Massa Details Naked Shower Fight With 'Son of the Devil's Spawn'

Embattled Rep. Eric Massa used his final hours in office to settle scores with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and other Democrats he claims are pushing him out of office to clear the way for health care reform. 

Emanuel: ‘In My Family, There Are At Least Two R-Words That Are Sort of Suspicious'

Ezekiel Emanuel, who advises the Office of Management and Budget on health care, and whose brother is White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, joked that words beginning with "R" have become a touchy subject in the prominent Chicago family.
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Clash of the Titans? White House Beats Back Reports of Tension With Emanuel

A series of columns and in-depth press reports over the past few weeks have established a narrative that is bound to dog the White House -- that Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel knows best, the rest of the administration is not listening, and he is at his wit's end trying to convince President Obama and his Chicago buddies to dial back their ambitions for the sake of the president's agenda and political harmony. 

Gibbs calls Rahm stories 'parlor games'

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday slapped down recent press accounts of dissension between Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and President Obama's other advisers as inside-the-beltway "parlor games," saying that Mr. Emanuel "absolutely has the president's confidence." "There's nobody working harder at passing the president's agenda than the chief of staff is," Mr. Gibbs told reporters, adding, "I know Washington likes to do this stuff. They love the parlor games." The notoriously hot-tempered Mr. Emanuel has been the subject of several newspaper stories looking at the administration's behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing, most recently in The Washington Post. The ...

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Rahm takes heat over Milbank column

Critics left and right are accusing Rahm Emanuel of disloyalty-by-proxy.
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Palin Urges Obama to Take a 'Do-Over' on Emanuel, Holder

Sarah Palin said President Obama needs to take a "do-over" on his choice for White House chief of staff, pressing Saturday for Rahm Emanuel's firing after he used the word "retarded" to lambast a group of Democrats in a strategy session last year.

Holder, Rahm Reportedly Battle Over 9/11 Trials

Attorney General Eric Holder's decision not to use a military commission to bring 9/11 suspects to justice has driven a wedge between him and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, whose opposition is grounded in politics, according to the New Yorker.

After Rahm's 'Retarded,' New Political Controversy Brewing in Wrestling World

After controversy blew up this week over Rahm Emanuel derogatory use of the word "retards," a candidate for Senate in the Connecticut GOP primary is taking issue with his party rival for her role in depicting people with disabilities in the world of wrestling

Emanuel Meets With Shriver After 'F-ing Retarded' Comment

Rahm Emanuel, under fire for using "f-ing retarded" in a strategy session months ago, met Wednesday at the White House with Special Olympics head Tim Shriver and other advocates for the disabled to try to quell the controversy.

Palin Blasts Emanuel for Calling Dem Idea 'Retarded'

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is calling on the White House to fire Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for using the word "retarded" in a strategy session last year.