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Friday, January 17
Future Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel complained to an ABC cameraman who he let into his home to use the bathroom that he has received death threats in the wake of the revelation that he was in touch with Governor Blagojevich's people about President-Elect Obama's senate replacement. Emanuel's staff later denied the conversation happened.