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Public Advocate Hires Consultants for a Likely Mayoral Run
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In the surest sign yet that he is planning to run for New York City mayor in 2013, Bill de Blasio , the public advocate, has hired prominent consultants best known for their work with candidates like Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Rahm Emanuel. Yana Pas
Protestors blast CPS plans to close, restructure schools
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With two days left before the Chicago Board of Education votes to close or restructure failing schools, several community groups staged a candlelight vigil protesting the dramatic measures reserved for chronically under-performing schools and marched to
City Life: News Net: New public art installation aims to make everyone think they’re tripping balls
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Since sifting through dull newspapers, hyperbolic blogs, and overflowing RSS feeds for meaningful news can be an arduous process, News Net catches and compiles both the amusing and the significant reports that were overlooked throughout the weekend. Here
School Protest Heads to Mayor's House
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel likely is going to be none too pleased to have protestors outside his front door. The protest was to begin at 4 p.m. at Lakeview High School before heading the three blocks to the mayor's house. A vigil and speakers were planned to beg
Chicago school draws scrutiny over student fines
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By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A sense of order and decorum prevails at Noble Street College Prep as students move quickly through a hallway adorned with banners from dozens of colleges. Everyone wears a school polo shirt neatly tucked i
The eldest Emanuel brother: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel
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As the Emanuel brothers explained to Charlie Rose back in 2008, there was a healthy level of competition and debate in their household growing up. It seems to have served them well, though; each brother has become tremendously successful in his own field
Chicago school draws scrutiny over student fines
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$In this photo taken Feb. 16, 2012, Noble Street College Prep CEO Mike Milke talks with student Gabriela Cervantes during school in Chicago. The school has drawn scrutiny some parents and advocacy groups for its policy of charging students $5 for detentions stemming from infractions that can include chewing gum and having untied shoelaces.$
CHICAGO A sense of order and decorum prevails at Noble Street College Prep as students move quickly through a hallway adorned with banners from dozens of colleges. Everyone wears a school polo shirt neatly tucked into khaki trousers. There's plenty of ch
Bill Clinton documentary on PBS: Rahm not interviewed
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A PBS Bill Clinton documentary premieres over two nights on Monday and Tuesday. The total viewing time is four hours. Rahm Emanuel, who was with Clinton from his 1992 campaign in Little Rock, Ark. , through his impeachment, was not one of the Clinton-era
Mayor Emanuel proposes statewide gun-registration bill
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced the bill Feb. 9 at the Kids Off the Block community center, 11621 S. Michigan Ave. , a nonprofit corporation that offers youth development programs. The proposal would, in effect, require residents to register their handguns
Bringing it all back home to Rahm
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Community activists, parents and teachers plan to pray and sing outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home this evening, ahead of a board of education vote later this week that would turn more than a dozen Chicago public schools over to private operators. Over th
Week of protest planned to oppose school closings, shake-ups
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Community activists, parents and teachers plan to pray and sing outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home this evening, ahead of a board of education vote later this week that would close or shake-up more than a dozen Chicago public schools. They oppose district
Chicago and Code for America team up to improve the city’s service request system
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomed a group of four Web developers Feb. 3 from Code for America, a nonprofit organization that works with city governments and municipalities to facilitate transparency and communication through Web-based solutions that are tailor
Proposed gun registration law is far-fetched
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed a statewide gun registry law Feb. 9 that would require handgun owners to register their firearm with the state and pay a fee of $65 for each weapon. Supposedly, the law would help police track down suspects in violent crimes a
The Chief-of-Staff Merry-Go-Round
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Barack Obama took months to replace his first chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, in 2010. In replacing Bill Daley, Obama took no time at all. "There was one clear choice," he said: Office of Management and Budget director Jack Lew, who worked for House Speake
Chicago Census Recount? Rahm Emanuel Challenges City Population Estimate
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has challenged the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 findings that the Windy City's population declined by some 200,000 over 10 years. The mayor announced Saturday that he has challenged the U.S. Census Bureau's count of the city's pop
Emanuel mounting challenge to census showing dip of 200K Chicago residents
1 day ago

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is beginning efforts to challenge the 2010 U.S. Census which noted that Chicago lost about 200,000 resdients. (Chicago Tribune, file photo / February 18, 2012) Big city mayors regularly contest the once-a-decade census results, which d
Emanuel mounting challenge to census showing
1 day ago

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is beginning efforts to challenge the 2010 U.S. Census which noted that Chicago lost about 200,000 resdients. (Chicago Tribune, file photo / February 18, 2012) Big city mayors regularly contest the once-a-decade census results, which d
It's all about cronies: That's why Democrats pour money into programs that fail
1 day ago

President Barack Obama's new chief of staff is a multimillionaire, as were his first two chiefs of staff. Like the recently departed William Daley and Rahm Emanuel, Jacob Lew "made his millions while passing through the revolving doors that lie between t
Program to Bridge the Gap With Parents Draws Fire
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John Konstantaras/Chicago News Cooperative Parents at a rally in Merrionette Park had hoped to question Chicago Public Schools officials. Chicago Public School officials are making big changes during their first year in office, but there’s a group of peo
Activists end sit-in at Piccolo school
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A small group of parents and students sit inside Piccolo Middle School, in protest of plans to close the school, Saturday Feb. , 18, 2012. (Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune / February 18, 2012) Community activists and parents at Brian Piccolo Elementary Specia

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About Rahm Emanuel

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Rahm Israel Emanuel (born November 29, 1959) is an American politician currently serving as White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama. He served previously as Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 5th congressional district from 2003 until his resignation in 2009 to take up his... Full Article

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