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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Elana Schor

Think of the families!

On the heels of two dramatic pieces on Democratic couples who are torn between Clinton and Obama, here comes a new rift ... between brothers.

Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood super-agent who reportedly served as the inspiration for the brilliant "Ari" character in the TV show Entourage, has long backed Obama. But Ari's brother, Rahm, is a senior Illinois congressman and a long-time Clinton administration veteran. So you can imagine that Rahm faces a bit of a dilemma between Democratic candidates this year.

Given Rahm's famously short fuse, one wonders whether he welcomed the latest column from his little sibling. Ari pleads with Democratic superdelegates to endorse the candidate with the most pledged delegates at the end of this long campaign - an argument that plays slightly better than Obama's halting response to the brewing controversy.

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