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Rahm's Precedent for Meddling

Under Clinton, Rahm Emanuel tried to take down Sen. Richard Shelby. It backfired. Now with Obama, he’s targeting David Paterson. Lloyd Grove says if history repeats, Paterson stands to gain.

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President Barack Obama’s amazingly awkward attempt to nudge damaged New York Gov. David Paterson out of the race to keep his job—as chronicled in lavish

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