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Rahm Emanuel Poised to Run for Chicago Mayor; Peter Rouse to Take Reins on Interim Basis?
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyRahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, is all but certain to run for mayor of Chicago and could be exiting the White House as soon as Friday. White House Senior Adviser Peter Rouse is likely to be tapped as interim chief of staff, but no final decisions have been made. A source close to Emanuel told Politics Daily: "Rahm is nearing a decision on whether to leave the White House and explore a run for mayor of Chicago; an announcement could come as early as Friday. Because of family considerations, no final decision has been made." When Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley made his surprise ...
Mayor Daley Looking for Piece of Stimulus Pie
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyMayor Richard M. Daley Ahh, Illinois, land of corruption. The negative connotations of the phrase "Chicago politics" are well-earned and widely known. The Chicago machine has, of course, been under increased examination over the last several months, what with Obama and many of his closest advisors the product of that machine; not to mention the Blagojevich sideshow we've all been treated to. It seems, though, the news never stops flowing from the Land of Lincoln. Brand-new Governor Pat Quinn was in D.C. today, hoping to ensure that Illinois gets their cut of the economic stimulus package being ...
University Shields Obama Records from Press
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe University of Illinois at Chicago finds itself in the middle of a growing controversy over the records of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, which it maintains at its Richard J. Daley Library. Sen. Barack Obama served on the Annenberg board of directors from 1995 until the project ended in 2001, spending three years as its first chairman. It was on the broad of the Annenberg Challenge where Sen. Obama served with the notorious former head of the 1960's radical group, William Ayers. The Annenberg Challenge was founded by Ayers and was responsible for administering a private grant of nearly ...
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