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'''Rahm Emanuel''' (b. 1959) is a powerful Democrat and former Chief of Staff to President [[Obama]]. [[File:Rahm Emanuel.jpg|thumb|200px|Rahm Emanuel]]  He represented [[Illinois]]' 5th Congressional District in the House of Representatives 2003-2008.  As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, he took credit gaining a majority for the first time since 1994. He became a top leader as Chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the House.   

'''Rahm Emanuel''' (b. 1959) is a powerful Democrat and former Chief of Staff to President [[Obama]]. [[File:Rahm Emanuel.jpg|thumb|200px|Rahm Emanuel]]  He represented [[Illinois]]' 5th Congressional District in the House of Representatives 2003-2008.  As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, he took credit gaining a majority for the first time since 1994. He became a top leader as Chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the House.   

Emanual was appointed to the Board of Directors of [[Freddie Mac]] by [[President William Jefferson Clinton]], shepherding the [[subprime lending]] abuses under the [[Community Reinvestment Act]]. [[Barack Obama]] appointed Emanuel as his first Chief of Staff. Emanuel resigned amidst charges of his involvement in Operation [[Fast and Furious]] and the [[Jobsgate]] scandal<ref>http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15213784</ref><ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/white-house/how-the-sestak-job-offer-becam.html</ref> and  reportedly to run for Mayor of Chicago.<ref>http://biggovernment.com/tfitton/2010/10/14/is-scandal-ridden-rahmbo-chicagos-next-mayor/</ref>

Emanual was appointed to the Board of Directors of [[Freddie Mac]] by [[President William Jefferson Clinton]], shepherding the [[subprime lending]] abuses under the [[Community Reinvestment Act]]. [[Barack Obama]] appointed Emanuel as his first Chief of Staff. Emanuel resigned amidst charges of his involvement in Operation [[Fast and Furious]] and the [[Jobsgate]] scandal<ref>http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15213784</ref><ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/white-house/how-the-sestak-job-offer-becam.html</ref> reportedly to run for Mayor of Chicago and take control of the Chicago Democratic party machine.<ref>http://biggovernment.com/tfitton/2010/10/14/is-scandal-ridden-rahmbo-chicagos-next-mayor/</ref>

Illustrating Emanuel's penchant for exploiting crises for political gain, he remarked, "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yeA_kHHLow Rahm Emanuel]YouTube- you never want a serious crisis video</ref><ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122721278056345271.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]</ref>

Illustrating Emanuel's penchant for exploiting crises for political gain, he remarked, "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yeA_kHHLow Rahm Emanuel]YouTube- you never want a serious crisis video</ref><ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122721278056345271.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]</ref>