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Report: Rahm Emanuel Expected to Quit

Published June 21, 2010

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is expected to leave his job within six to eight months because he is fed up with the "idealism" of President Barack Obama's closest advisers, The London Daily Telegraph reported Monday.

The newspaper cited Washington insiders, who said Congress veteran Emanuel, 50, is also concerned about burning out and losing touch with his three children due to the pressure of the job.

"I would bet he will go after the midterms," said one source, a leading Democratic consultant.

"Nobody thinks it's working, but they can't get rid of him -- that would look awful. He needs the right sort of job to go to, but the consensus is he'll go."

"It might not be his fault, but the perception is there," said the consultant. "Every vote has been tough, from health care to energy to financial reform.