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Braun to Run for Chicago Mayor

Former Senator Carol Moseley Braun kicked off her campaign for Chicago mayor Saturday, joining a crowded field that includes Rahm Emanuel.

 

Emanuel announces run for Chicago mayor

Emanuel announces run for Chicago mayor

Rahm Emanuel officially announced Saturday what everyone has known since he quit his job as White House chief of staff, hugged President Barack Obama and returned to Chicago: He's in.

 

Sun-Times: Rahm Emanuel's First Chicago Interview

His conversations with Rod Blagojevich and the convicted former governor's chief-of-staff were captured on federal wiretaps, but Rahm Emanuel insists that all he ever offered Blagojevich was "thanks and appreciation."He concedes that there may well be a "Stop Rahm" movement among some veteran Democratic ward bosses who favor a strong Council and weak mayor, but says he longs for a "fresh start" with more input and collaboration from the City Council.

 

Rahm Emanuel to step down Friday

Rahm Emanuel to step down Friday

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will step down Friday to run for mayor of Chicago, two sources told CNN Thursday.

 

The unmaking of Mayor Fenty

One afternoon in late June, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's political advisers invited their boss to a downtown conference room to report an unsettling development: Focus groups commissioned by the campaign were saying that Fenty's leadership style was offensive and that he was oblivious to constituents' concerns.

 

Obama: Top aide Emanuel would make "terrific" mayor

Obama: Top aide Emanuel would make

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said his hard-nosed chief of staff Rahm Emanuel would make a terrific mayor of Chicago but expects him to wait until after the November congressional elections to decide whether to run.

 

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley to retire, speculation swirls around Rahm Emanuel candidacy

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley to retire, speculation swirls around Rahm Emanuel candidacy

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's surprise announcement today that he would not seek a seventh term in 2011 immediately set off speculation that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel would enter the race.

 

Knoxville Mayor Wins Tennessee G.O.P. Primary

A pitched fight for the Republican nomination for governor ends with Knoxville's mayor winning.

 

Houston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor

Houston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor

The city controller, Annise Parker, who avoided making an issue of her sexual orientation, won a run-off election.

 

Mayor Loses Re-Election Bid, Dies

Mayor Loses Re-Election Bid, Dies

Indicted mayor of Jackson, Miss., dies less than two days after losing bid for a second term in office,

 

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