rahmbo Sept. 27, 2010

This Week May Be Rahm Emanuel’s Last As Chief of Staff

By Josh Duboff

While it hasn’t been made official yet, ABC News is reporting that Emanuel will announce Friday that he is stepping down from his post to explore a run for mayor of Chicago. It’s expected that Obama will name an interim chief of staff at the same time. [ABC News]

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