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Rahm Emanuel to Back Hillary Over Obama

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Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign for the White House is expected to get the endorsement of every prominent fellow Illinois lawmaker except one – Rahm Emanuel.

Instead, Emanuel – the new head of the Democratic Caucus in the House – will almost definitely throw his support behind Sen. Hillary Clinton in the 2008 race, reports syndicated columnist Robert Novak.

The Chicago-area congressman was close to Hillary and President Bill Clinton when he served as a White House aide. He said last year that he was supporting Clinton in 2008, although that was before Obama entered the race.

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  Meanwhile Emanuel’s brother Ari Emanuel, a prominent Hollywood agent, is supporting Obama and is throwing a major fund-raiser for the Illinois senator in February.

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