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On the recordNovember 5, 2008
That kind of determination, that kind of persistence, that kind of pain-in-the-neck, shall we say, approach is going to be very effective, I think, for President-elect Obama.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala discusses Rahm Emanuel's tenacity and its potential effectiveness for Barack Obama as president.

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