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Nov. 15, 2008
White House chief of staff-designate Rahm Emanuel took some time off from the transition Friday night to hurl barbs at his...
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CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., Monday officially notified his state's governor he is resigning to become President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff.

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CHICAGO, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- An angry Rahm Emanuel invited a TV cameraman into his Chicago home and said Friday he has been getting death threats over the political scandal in Illinois.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. House Democrats Tuesday elected Rep. Xavier Becerra of California as caucus vice chairman.
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Obama meets with McCain in Chicago

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Rep. Rahm Emmanuel, D-Ill., who will be Barack Obama's White House chief of staff, says the president-elect will "move with deliberate haste" on the economy.
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'Rahmbo' joins Obama's team

CHICAGO, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., the architect of the 2006 Democratic takeover of the House, will take his aggressive, pragmatic style of politics to the White House.
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Obama assembles transition team

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Emanuel said up for Obama post

Emanuel said up for Obama post

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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler