The slight, grey-haired figure in a suit did not look like one of the most notorious political bruisers of his generation. Rahm Israel Emanuel, the newly elected 51-year-old mayor of Chicago, gave his victory speech with a voice hoarse from the campaign trail and with a beaming smile.He spoke gamely in a 13-minute oration punctuated by cheers from the crowd at a union hall. It was standard political stuff. He paid tribute to his defeated opponents, promised to help children get a better education and to make the city streets safer and then thanked his supporters while vowing to work...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/02/27/obama039s_enforcer_takes_chicago_251175.html
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