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LI pols weigh in on Obama's choice of Rahm Emanuel

As word spread Wednesday that Rahm Emanuel would become White House chief of staff, Emanuel chatted at one point with a friend who thinks the choice is good news for Long Island - Rep. Steve Israel.

"This is a guy who has a mastery of policy and specifically a passion for middle-class economic issues," said Israel (D- Huntington), who chairs a House working group on middle-income Americans...

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