Past connection pose big questions for a top Obama pick

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Are ties to the Clinton administration and the financial services industry conflicts of interest for Rahm Emanuel?
“He got a little bit lucky, he left politics, I think…. to get some financial security so he might be able to go back into politics.” ? Michael Luo on Rahm Emmanuel

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