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A US appeals court has ruled that President Barack Obama's former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel cannot run to be mayor of Chicago, reports say.

Rahm Emanuel officially announced Saturday what everyone has known since he quit his job as White House chief of staff, hugged President Barack Obama and returned to Chicago: He's in.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said his hard-nosed chief of staff Rahm Emanuel would make a terrific mayor of Chicago but expects him to wait until after the November congressional elections to decide whether to run.

White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has publicly discussed his well-known political ambition: Being mayor of Chicago. Of course, 21-year incumbent Richard Daley will have to retire first. "I hope Mayor Daley seeks reelection; I will work and ...