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Emanuel has two brothers of great accomplishment. Ezekiel, a physician who is a leading figure in medical ethics, serves as an adviser to Obama. Ari (pictured) is a Hollywood agent, one of the inspirations for the Ari Gold character in HBO's "Entourage." For a time, the three brothers were distributed evenly across America, with Ari in Los Angeles, Ezekiel in Chicago and Rahm in Washington. "We couldn't possibly be within a thousand miles of each other, because the force fields just wouldn't let it happen," Ezekiel once said. But now he and Rahm are both working in Washington. — Matt Sayles, AP
Emanuel has two brothers of great accomplishment. Ezekiel, a physician who is a leading figure in medical ethics, serves as an adviser to Obama. Ari (pictured) is a Hollywood agent, one of the inspirations for the Ari Gold character in HBO’s “Entourage.” For a time, the three brothers were distributed evenly across America, with Ari in Los Angeles, Ezekiel in Chicago and Rahm in Washington. “We couldn’t possibly be within a thousand miles of each other, because the force fields just wouldn’t let it happen,” Ezekiel once said. But now he and Rahm are both working in Washington.

10 things you might not know about Rahm Emanuel

PUBLISHED: May 2, 2013 at 10:47 PM CDT | UPDATED: May 14, 2019 at 9:25 AM CDT

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White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has said that he aspires to become Chicago mayor after Richard M. Daley retires. Some thought Emanuel was being presumptuous. Others thought it was just another Machiavellian move by a brilliant and polarizing Chicagoan. In any case, here are 10 facts. — Mark Jacob

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