Word: trusted
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Emanuel is a relatively recent addition to Obama's formal brain trust. Torn between his loyalty to the Clintons and the fact that his home-state Senator was running, he stayed on the sidelines during the long and contentious Democratic primary race between Obama and Hillary Clinton, though many observers suspected his sympathies lay with the Chicagoan. Once that battle was over, Emanuel quickly established himself as one of Obama's closest advisers. "He was very helpful," Axelrod recalls. "They have a really candid but respectful relationship. [Obama] knows he can count on Rahm for unvarnished advice." By midsummer, Axelrod...
...proliferation. Even in the war zones, the Obama Administration will be talking relentlessly - trying to bring the nonextremist Taliban tribes into the Afghan government, trying to establish coalitions of Iraq's and Afghanistan's neighbors (including Iran) to help lower the tensions, hoping the steady accretion of talk and trust will bring the Israelis and Palestinians to a point at which they can begin negotiating a real peace...
...understand that greatness is never a given," he said. "It must be earned." To do that, he said, America must dismiss the cynical, resist the easy but futile fix, "reform bad habits and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government." (See pictures of celebrities at the Inauguration...
...fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition...
...move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government...