+4:3 Court rules former Obama aide can't run for mayor
(25 Jan 2011) AP TELEVISION Chicago, Illinois - 18 January 2011 ++16:9 1. Close-up of Rahm Emanuel greeting people at bus stop AP TELEVISION Chicago, Illinois - 24 January 2011 ++16:9 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rahm Emanuel, former White House chief of staff: "And I have no doubt that we will, in the end, prevail at this effort. As my father always used to say, 'Nothing is ever easy in life.' So nothing is ever easy. It is just one turn in the road." AP TELEVISION Chicago, Illinois - 18 January 2011 ++16:9 3. Mid of people crossing street AP TELEVISION Chicago, Illinois - 24 January 2011 ++16:9 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rahm Emanuel, former White House chief of staff: "I do believe that the people of the city of Chicago deserve the right to make the decision on who they want to be their next mayor. Which is everything that I have contended since the beginning." POOL FILE: Washington, DC, date unknown ++16:9 5. Emanuel with Representative James Clyburn (Democrat - South Carolina) AP TELEVISION FILE: Chicago, Illinois - 7 November 2008 ++4:3 6. US President-elect Barack Obama speaking at lectern with transition team behind him, chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel on right AP TELEVISION Chicago, Illinois - 18 January 2011 ++16:9 7. Emanuel campaigning with former US President Bill Clinton AP Television Chicago, Illinois - 24 January 2011 ++16:9 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop, Beatrice Franklin, Chicago resident: "Well, if he hasn't lived in Chicago for the last 12 months, then I think he should not be able to run." 9. Close-up of sign on door reading (English) "Office of the Mayor" 10. Mid of entrance to mayor's office STORYLINE: An Illinois appellate court on Monday threw former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel off the ballot for Chicago mayor because he didn't live in the city in the year before the election. The decision cast doubt over Emanuel's candidacy just a month before the election. He had been considered the front-runner and had raised more money than any other candidate. The court voted 2-1 to overturn a lower-court ruling that would have kept his name on the Feb. 22 ballot. Emanuel plans to appeal the matter to the Illinois Supreme Court. "I have no doubt that we will in the end prevail at this effort. This is just one turn in the road," Emanuel said, adding that the "people of the city of Chicago deserve the right to make the decision on who they want to be their next mayor." Those challenging Emanuel's candidacy have argued that the Democrat does not meet the one-year residency requirement because he rented out his Chicago home and moved his family to Washington to work for President Barack Obama for nearly two years. Emanuel has said that he always intended to return to Chicago and was only living in Washington at the request of the president. He is one of several candidates vying to replace Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, who did not seek a seventh term. Emanuel moved back to Chicago in October after he quit working for Obama to campaign full-time. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
