08.19.2009 12:23 pm

Polls: Obama numbers sinking on health care

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

President Obama

WASHINGTON — So what happened to the message maestro?

Polls since last night showing a nation distinctly dubious about health-care reform speak to the stern challenge ahead not just for President Barack Obama but for a divided Democratic Party.

According to an…

Tags: health-care reform, NBC News, New York Times, Organizing for America, Pew Research Center, president barack obama, Rahm Emanuel, Rep. Maxine Waters, Republican Party

06.25.2009 11:29 am

White House: Madigan “800-lb gorilla” but no endorsement

By Bill Lambrecht

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

Lisa Madigan

WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel danced (he was a ballet dancer, you know) around a reporter’s question at breakfast this morning of whether Barack Obama wants Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to run for the president’s Senate seat.

Emanuel nimbly dodged the questions. But…

Tags: Alexi Giannoulias, Chris Kennedy, David Axelrod, Gov. Pat Quinn, Illinois Senate race, Lisa Madigan, Rahm Emanuel, Rod Blagojevich, Sen. Roland Burris

Polls: Obama numbers sinking on health care

White House: Madigan “800-lb gorilla” but no endorsement

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