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Rahm Emanuel and his wife, Amy Rule, acknowledge the crowd Monday before Mr. Emanuel 's swearing in as Chicago's mayor, succeeding Richard M. Daley. (Associated Press)

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Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel smiles at the crowd after winning the Chicago mayoral race on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Mr. Emanuel easily overwhelmed five rivals in order to take the helm of the nation's third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring Mayor Richard M. Daley. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel laughs before addressing the crowd at his election-night party on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Chicago. Mr. Emanuel was elected Chicago mayor, easily overwhelming five rivals. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at his election-night party on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Chicago. Mr. Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation's third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring Mayor Richard M. Daley. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

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Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel gets a kiss from his mother, Marsha Smulevitz, after winning the Chicago mayoral race on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Mr. Emanuel easily overwhelmed five rivals to earn the right to take the helm of the nation's third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring longtime Mayor Richard M. Daley. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico, accompanied by his wife, Sunny, thanks supporters on Tuesday night, Feb. 22, 2011, in Chicago after conceding victory to former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Mr. Emanuel was able to get more than 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff election. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at his election-night victory party on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Chicago. Mr. Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation's third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring longtime Mayor Richard M. Daley. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel garnered enough votes Tuesday to avoid a Chicago mayoral runoff. (Associated Press)

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Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel listens to questions at a news conference during his campaign in Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Rahm Emanuel discusses the mayoral race in Chicago after being endorsed by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley in Chicago on Thursday. The state Supreme Court voted 7-0 to restore Mr. Emanuel's candidacy three days after an Illinois Appeals Court booted the Chicago native off the ballot. (Associated Press)

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Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel smiles Thursday at Wishbone Restaurant in Chicago after being endorsed by Rep. Mike Quigley. (Associated Press)

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Rahm Emanuel speaks in Chicago on Monday after an Illinois appeals court threw him off the ballot for Chicago mayor because he didn't live in the city in the year before the election. The court voted 2-1 to overturn a lower-court ruling that would have kept Mr. Emanuel's name on the ballot. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Rahm Emanuel, who spent two years as White House chief of staff, campaigns at the Berghoff Restaurant before a news conference Thursday. Polls show him leading the race to be mayor of Chicago.

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** FILE ** Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman and White House chief of staff, announces his candidacy for mayor of Chicago on Nov. 13, 2010, in the Windy City. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

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Former Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel shakes hands Oct. 11 along the route of Chicago's Columbus Day parade as he prepares to run to replace outgoing Mayor Richard M. Daley. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2010, photo, President Barack Obama and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington for a short flight to Andrews Air Force Base as they travel to Chicago. Obama is making official what has been clear for days: Rahm Emanuel, the relentless enforcer of his agenda as White House chief of staff, is resigning. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2010, file photo, President Barack Obama, joined by adviser Valerie Jarrett and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, right, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Obama is making official what has been clear for days: Rahm Emanuel, the relentless enforcer of his agenda as White House chief of staff, is resigning. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama applauds as outgoing White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, center, kisses his wife, Amy Rule, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, where Emanuel's departure was announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama applauds as outgoing White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel announces that he will be stepping down to run for Mayor of Chicago, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Barack Obama and his new interim White House Chief of Staff Pete Rouse, center, look on as outgoing Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, right, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)