Democrats appointed a Jewish congressman to run their 2006 House elections. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the U.S. House of Representatives minority leader, appointed Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) on Sunday to the chairmanship of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Emanuel, a major fund-raiser for former President Bill Clinton, is the third Jewish representative in a decade to hold the post.
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