President Obama announced today what most of Washington insiders already knew. His Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will be leaving to run for Mayor of Chicago. Obama called Emanuel "an incomparable leader of our staff, and one who we are going to miss very much." Emanuel's interim replacement is Obama senior adviser Pete Rouse, who was at the President's side during the announcement in the East Room.
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