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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the National Press Club

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel arrives for a press conference in March 2012 in Chicago.
Scott Olson | Getty Images 2012

A former chief aide to President Obama, Rahm Emanuel has been Chicago's mayor since 2011. He spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, June 20, 2017, about all the problems facing America's big cities, and suggested ways to solve these problems. He focused on education, crime, race relations and other major concerns.

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