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There's no doubting that Obama's candidacy represents the shattering of many of the racial barriers that have long been entrenched in America. But it is also worth tempering those expectations. Standing in the crisp breeze along Chicago's Michigan Avenue, on the night of Obama's election, Freddie Arnett, a 51-year-old maintenance supervisor, expressed hope that Obama would show concern for urban affairs. But Arnett acknowledged, "I know it's going to take time...
Shortly after Obama's election, a throng of people stood outside the Chicago headquarters of two of the country's leading chronicles of black life, Jet and Ebony magazines, and beamed at a row of covers featuring Barack and Michelle Obama...
...been known to send out cheesecakes from Eli's Bakery in Chicago to campaign donors and the many Democratic candidates he has recruited over the years. Once, when a pollster made him angry, Emanuel sent him a dead fish...
When Barack Obama asked Congressman Rahm Emanuel to be his White House chief-of-staff, few political insiders were surprised. The Chicago politician and chairman of the House Democratic Caucus has been described as a profane, hyperactive attack dog - and his supporters argue that this steamrolling personality would make him an effective, formidable gatekeeper to the Oval Office. Emanuel's lengthy political background and knowledge of individual lawmakers - not to mention his fund-raising prowess - don't hurt either. (Read "Who Will Be Obama's Pick For Treasury Secretary...
...Before working in the Clinton White House, Emanuel worked for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. He was first elected to Congress in 2002, and is the fourth-highest ranking House Democrat...