[[ImageFile:Ap blagojevich emmanuel 081212 mnRahm-emanuel.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Rahm Emanuel with former Illinois Governor [[Rod Blagojevich]]]]'''Rahm Israel Emanuel''' (b. 1959left) is a Democrat who is Chief of Staff to President [[with president Obama, 2009]]. He represented [[Illinois]]' 5th Congressional District in the House of Representatives 2003-2008. As chairman of the Democrats' Congressional Campaign Committee, he took credit for a sharp increase in Democratic membership in the House.
Illustrating Emanuel's penchant for exploiting unfortunate situations 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>
Prior '''Rahm Israel Emanuel''' (b. 1959) is a powerful Democrat who is Chief of Staff to his election to CongressPresident [[Obama]]. He represented [[Illinois]]' 5th Congressional District in the House of Representatives 2003-2008. As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, he had worked took credit for a sharp increase in Democratic membership in the Clinton White House from 1993-1998in 2006, first serving as Assistant to the President for Political Affairs, and then Senior Adviser to the President for Policy and StrategyDemocrats took control. He also worked as is a banker in Chicago, and is known for his highly aggressive style. Emanuel served on the board staunch supporter of scandal-plagued quasi-governmental mortgage giant Freddie Mac. <ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122610420534009957.html</ref> While Emanuel was on the Freddie Mac board, the SEC charged that organization with accounting fraud[[Israel]].
In the White House Illustrating Emanuel's aggressive demands penchant for exploiting crises for political gain, he remarked, "A crisis is a stimulus package won passage of the liberals' terrible thing to waste." <ref>[[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|$789 billion bill]] in February, but alienated Republicans (only three of whom voted for it)http://www.youtube. His seizure of control of the Census Bureau from the Commerce department led Senator [[Judd Greggcom/watch?v=1yeA_kHHLow Rahm Emanuel]], YouTube- you never want a leading Republican, to reverse himself and reject the job of Secretary of Commerceserious crisis video</ref><ref>[http://online.wsj. com/article/SB122721278056345271.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]</ref>
==Background==Emanuel and Prior to his wife Ann have three children:election to Congress, Zacharias, Ilana, and Leah. Emanual has a bachelor's degree from he had worked in the [[Sarah Lawrence CollegeBill Clinton]] (1981)White House from 1993-1998, first serving as Assistant to the President for Political Affairs, and then Senior Adviser to the President for Policy and Strategy. He also worked as a master's degree banker in speech Chicago, and communication from [[Northwestern University]] (1985)is known for his highly aggressive style. Emanuel's father is Drserved on the board of scandal-plagued quasi-governmental mortgage giant Freddie Mac. Benjamin M<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122610420534009957. html</ref> While Emanuelwas on the Freddie Mac board, the SEC charged that organization with accounting fraud.
In the White House Emanuel's aggressive demands for a stimulus package won passage of the liberals' [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|$789 billion bill]] in February, but alienated Republicans (only three of whom voted for it). His seizure of control of the Census Bureau from the Commerce department led Senator [[Judd Gregg]], a leading Republican, to reverse himself and reject the job of Secretary of Commerce. Emanuel released control of the census to head off complaiints of political interference.
==Background==
He is the son of a prominent physician, Dr. Benjamin M. Emanuel, who was born in Jerusalem. Emanuel and his wife Ann have three children:, Zacharias, Ilana, and Leah. Emanual has a bachelor's degree from [[Sarah Lawrence College]] (1981), and a master's degree in speech and communication from [[Northwestern University]] (1985).
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