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The New York Times confirms that Rahm Emanuel will be stepping down as chief of staff, and reports:

Mr. Obama plans to name Pete Rouse, a senior adviser, to replace Mr. Emanuel, two officials confirmed. Mr. Rouse has been at the president’s side since Mr. Obama arrived in Washington nearly six years ago as a senator, serving as his chief of staff.

Mr. Rouse will not be an interim appointment, but rather will formally take over Mr. Emanuel’s title. While Mr. Rouse has expressed reservations about holding the chief of staff job for an extended period, he has agreed to do the job – for now.

Mr. Rouse has a low profile outside the White House and across Washington, but he is extraordinarily close to the president and is respected inside the West Wing and on Capitol Hill, where he was known as the “101st Senator” in his role as an adviser to Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota, then the Democratic leader.

When Mr. Daschle was defeated in 2004, Mr. Obama hired Mr. Rouse to run his Senate office, a decision that was central to Mr. Obama’s abrupt political rise.

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SIRJASON| 9.30.10 @ 5:21PM

Now we have the 'Boney Ballerina' who, dances with fishes is leaving the Obama regime to begin his personal regime as mayor of "The Swamp!"

Chicago, IL is the town where 'corrupt governance' is the norm!

It is the training ground and the beginning for ALL corrupt, professional, political, parasites, who suck the life out of our most cherished and revered documents to be replaced with Socialism, Marxism, Facism, i.e. BHO, Jr, AKA know as Barry Soetoro!

This form of governance has failed miserably ALL round the world and the fools never 'get it'!

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