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Nov172008

Hodes came under Emmanuel watch

Newly re-elected, NH Congressman Paul Hodes figures

prominently in a national profile about who will become the next

“bad cop” now that Illinois Congressman Rahm Emmanuel will

become White House chief of staff.

“The Hill” story relates an exchange with Hodes who was feeling

pretty good about having been able to return the dog of a soldier

killed in Iraq to his New Hampshire family.

“Good job. Now what have you done for your other 649,000

constituents?” Emmanuel demanded.

Hodes served as president of the freshman class, a group that

Emmanuel kept close tabs on since he had engineered the

Democratic takeover of the House as chairman of the House

Congressional Campaign Committee.

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