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In the White House Emanuel's aggressive demands for a stimulus package won passage of the liberals' [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|$789 billion bill]] in February, but alienated Republicans (only three of whom voted for it). His seizure of control of the Census Bureau from the Commerce department led Senator [[Judd Gregg]], a leading Republican, to reverse himself and reject the job of Secretary of Commerce. Emanuel released control of the census to head off complaints of political interference.  Emanuel also ran roughshod over the Secretary of State, vetoing her choice for a senior aide.  

In the White House Emanuel's aggressive demands for a stimulus package won passage of the liberals' [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|$789 billion bill]] in February, but alienated Republicans (only three of whom voted for it). His seizure of control of the Census Bureau from the Commerce department led Senator [[Judd Gregg]], a leading Republican, to reverse himself and reject the job of Secretary of Commerce. Emanuel released control of the census to head off complaints of political interference.  Emanuel also ran roughshod over the Secretary of State, vetoing her choice for a senior aide.  

Emanuel is the most powerful White House chief of staff in decades, as the principal author of Obama’s do-everything-at-once strategy. He will gain if the administration stabilizes the financial markets, achieves economic recovery, remakes the health care system and winds down the war in Iraq while successfully prosecuting the one in Afghanistan.

In President Obama's first year Emanuel was considered to be described as the most powerful White House chief of staff in decades.

 

But if events turn sour--and as of mid August, 2009, Obama’s polls are falling, the health care legislation is under popular attack, the budget deficit is gigantic, and Afghanistan remains unstable--it is Emanuel whose job will be on the line as failures in moving left will force Obama to move to the right.<ref>Peter Baker and Jeff Zeleny, [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/us/politics/16emanuel.html?_r=1&hp ''Emanuel Wields Power Freely, and Faces the Risks," ''New York Times'' Aug. 15, 2009]</ref>

==Emanuel's role in the sublime lending crisis==

==Emanuel's role in the sublime lending crisis==