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John Bresnahan, "What Does Rahm Want?" Politico, 7/16/08

Steve Warmbir, Tim Novak, and Fran Spielman, "Bagman Pleads To Hired Truck Role," Chicago Sun-Times, 5/3/05

Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Who Am I?

Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) Served As Chair Of The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee During The 2006 Cycle. (Rep. Rahm Emanuel Web site, www.house.gov/emanuel, Accessed 8/18/08)

  • Currently, Rep. Emanuel Serves As Democratic Caucus Chair. (Rep. Rahm Emanuel Web site, www.house.gov/emanuel, Accessed 8/18/08)

"[Rep. Emanuel] Wanted To Wrap Up The Campaign With A Message For The Republicans. 'Since My Kids Are Gone, I Can Say It,' He Shouted. 'They Can Go F*** Themselves!'" (Edward McClelland, "The Legend Of Rahm," Salon.com, 5/8/07)

"The Ties Between Emanuel And Daley Run Deep. Emanuel Was The Mayor's Financial Muscle Man In 1989 And Did The Same For President Bill Clinton With Daley's Help Before Joining The White House Staff." (Fran Spielman, "Emanuel Defends Scandal-Scarred Daley," Chicago Sun-Times, 8/25/05)

"City Hall Officials Ordered The City's Top Water Boss, Donald Tomczak, To Marshal His Political Army Of City Workers For Mayor Daley, Congressman Rahm Emanuel And Other Politicians, According To A Federal Court Document Released Monday And Other Sources." (Steve Warmbir, Tim Novak, and Fran Spielman, "Guilty Plea As Feds Unravel Hired Truck," Chicago Sun-Times, 5/3/05)

  • "Wesolowski Admitted Taking Nearly $200,000 In Bribes From Trucking Firms And Passing The Money To Tomczak, Who Ensured The Companies Got Work In The Hired Truck Program. Wesolowski Was Tomczak's Top Bagman Among Several, Court Documents Show." (Steve Warmbir, Tim Novak, and Fran Spielman, "Guilty Plea As Feds Unravel Hired Truck," Chicago Sun-Times, 5/3/05)

"Yet In August, Emanuel Issued A Ringing Defense Of Democratic Mayor Richard Daley In The Face Of A Growing Corruption Scandal That Has Engulfed His Administration." (Editorial, "Glass Houses," Chicago Tribune, 1/10/06)

  • "Emanuel Received Political Help From Some Of The Very People Mixed Up In That Scandal, Including Donald Tomczak, A Former City Hall Operative Who Pleaded Guilty Last Year To Corruption Charges." (Editorial, "Glass Houses," Chicago Tribune, 1/10/06)

"But If City Hall Had Not Sent Don Tomczak, The Corrupt City Water Department Boss, To Emanuel's Congressional Campaign In 2002--And Tomczak's Political Army Of Hundreds Of City Workers Who Stumped The Precincts With The Promise Of Overtime--Then Emanuel Wouldn't Have Narrowly Defeated A Local Grass-Roots Democrat." (John Kass, Op-Ed, "Emanuel Makes A Point Of Airing Peeve," Chicago Tribune, 11/22/06)

  • "But In Federal Court The Day Before, I Watched Four Of Mayor Richard Daley's Underlings Sentenced To Federal Prison For Their Roles In Amassing Giant And Illegal Patronage Armies Of City Workers Who Pounded The Precincts For The Mayor's Candidates, Including Emanuel." (John Kass, Op-Ed, "Emanuel Makes A Point Of Airing Peeve," Chicago Tribune, 11/22/06)
Facts About Me and Barack

"NBC NEWS Has Confirmed That Rep. Rahm Emanuel Has Endorsed Obama." (Domenico Montanaro, "Emanuel Endorses Obama," MSNBC's "First Read" Blog, firstread.msnbc.msn.com, 6/4/08)

Rep. Emanuel: "I'm very close to the Clintons. And I'm very close to Barack." (Mike Dorning, "Rahm Emanuel's Great Loyalty Test," Chicago Tribune, 1/19/07)

"Along With Former Clinton-Era Veterans Like James Carville And Paul Begala, Emanuel Is Close To David Axelrod, Obama's Top Political Strategist." (John Bresnahan, "What Does Rahm Want?" Politico, 7/16/08)

  • "The Axelrod-Emanuel Ties, As Well As The Relationship Between Obama And Emanuel, Has Led Some Democratic Insiders To Wonder Whether Emanuel Could Be Offered A Senior Executive Branch Post If Obama Finds Himself In The Oval Office." (John Bresnahan, "What Does Rahm Want?" Politico, 7/16/08)
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What Barack Says About Me

Obama Campaign: "Senator Obama has designated Congressman Rahm Emanuel as our representative to meet with the Commission and the McCain campaign to review the specifics of the Commission's proposal, discuss any requested changes to that proposal, and resolve any issues left open by the Commission's framework." (John McCormick, "Emanuel To Be Obama's Debate Negotiator," Chicago Tribune's "The Swamp" Blog, www.swamppolitics.com, 8/2/08)