Rahm Emanuel

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

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Former House Whip and new White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel gives the thumbs up to House Democrats before the arrival of President-elect Barack Obama at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Chicago teachers and their supporters rallied as Mayor Rahm Emanuel sought a compromise. Though the union didn’t win everything it wanted, the battle has encouraged teachers unions to hold workshops and town halls in other cities. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (center) is flanked by Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard (left) and school board President David Vitale during a news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, Ill. addresses the Democratic National Convention. (Barbara Salisbury/ The Washington Times)

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Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, Ill., former White House Chief of Staff addresses the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Arena. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks Sept. 4, 2012, at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. (Associated Press)

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Occupy Chicago protesters sit in the street outside Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's house during a march and demonstration on Saturday, May 19m 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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President Obama acknowledges the crowd Aug. 3, 2011, as he stands on stage with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel before speaking at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. (Associated Press)

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Mr. Obama is welcomed by singer Jennifer Hudson and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel at a Chicago fundraiser Wednesday. One Republican critic said of the president: "The first job Obama is interested in saving is his own." (Associated Press)

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives at the federal court building for his federal corruption trial where U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel testified as defense witnesses. (Associated Press)