Obama Got Old-School Political Help: ; 'Godfather' Is Former Chicago Sewer Inspector Who Rose to Legislature

Charleston Daily Mail › April 01, 2008

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The president of the Illinois Senate is sitting in his statehouse office, talking in gravelly tones about political strategies and counter-strategies. Out of nowhere, the theme from "The Godfather" begins playing.

It turns out to be the ringtone on his cell phone - an appropriate song for the man who amounts to Barack Obama's political godfather.

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Obama Got Old-School Political Help: ; 'Godfather' Is Former Chicago Sewer Inspector Who Rose to Legislature

Emil Jones Jr. helped Obama master the intricacies of the Legislature. When Democrats took control of the state Senate, Jones, though he risked offending colleagues who ha...

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