Rahm Emanuel

Democrats will likely strip the Medicare buy-in from the health care reform bill, various news outlets reported Monday night. The Medicare buy-in proposal would allow those from 55 to 64 to purchase Medicare coverage.

Politico is reporting that former University of New Mexico president Louis Caldera might soon be out of his White House job. Caldera, who approved the New York City flyover debacle, is “likely to be fired” according to Politico.

Is Ben Ray Luján the next Rahm Emanuel? Maybe, according to Politico.
In an article looking at who could take over as the next up-and-coming Democratic House leader, Luján’s name is thrown out there — albeit there is no reason given and it is just one of many. Emanuel, of course, has left the House to [...]

The news has already begun on who’s going to be who in the Barack Obama Oval Office. First up: Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff.
The Chicago-area U.S. representative caught Obama’s eye, according to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “Good Morning America” today, because he “knows policy, knows politics, knows Capitol Hill,” and Obama has told associates [...]