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�Another Chicagoan on the White House staff jokingly presented Emanuel with a going-away present today: a dead fish.
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SCOTT SIMON, host: Rahm Emanuel was given a little going-away present at his last White House staff meeting yesterday: a dead fish wrapped in two Chicago newspapers.
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Then, on the final day of my service at the White House (Jan. 30, 1998), Rahm showed up -- to my surprise -- at my going-away reception, hosted by President and Mrs. Clinton in the historic Diplomatic Reception Room on the ground floor of the residence.
Lanny Davis: Rahm Lanny Davis 2010
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�Another Chicagoan on the White House staff jokingly presented Emanuel with a going-away present today: a dead fish.
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�Another Chicagoan on the White House staff jokingly presented Emanuel with a going-away present today: a dead fish.
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Neighbors were so supportive, they threw him a going-away party.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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On what is reportedly Rahm Emanuel's last day as White House chief of staff, the Council of Economic advisers presented him with their going-away gift.
Emanuel gets dead fish as going-away present Emi Kolawole 2010
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Are you really going to make that blue corn tortilla soup you got in that going-away gift basket?
Diary Of A No-Nonsense Kitchen Clean-Out | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Austan Goolsbee, President Obama's recently installed Office of Management and Budget chief, presented Emanuel with the gift saying, I talked to the policy team and we wanted to give you a going-away present -- something to show how we feel about you but also shows we understand your new possibilities.
Emanuel gets dead fish as going-away present Emi Kolawole 2010
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SCOTT SIMON, host: Rahm Emanuel was given a little going-away present at his last White House staff meeting yesterday: a dead fish wrapped in two Chicago newspapers.
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