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      <excerpt>First up was Representative Bobby Rush. Now, Bobby Rush is a former Black Panther leader who is now in the House of Representatives from a Chicago district. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the Chief Chambers Case: http://www.peer.org/campaigns/whistleblower/chiefchambers/index.php View a press release form then Rep. Emanuel: http://www.house.gov/apps/list/speech/il05_emanuel/administration_whistleblowers.html Visit the &quot;Honest Chief&quot; webs</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...transition team and congressional leaders. Obama's chief political strategist, David Axelrod, and incoming chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, heard plenty of ideas and criticisms during Capitol Hill meetings Thursday. &quot;There was what one would expect, which </excerpt>
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