The Mayor's Influence On The White House

CHICAGO (CBS) ― Barack Obama is taking some Chicagoans to Washington and some of them have ties to Mayor Daley. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery takes a look at how much pull the mayor may have when Obama takes over the White House. Future First Lady Michelle Obama once worked for Rich Daley. Her husband and the mayor are allies. They talked Tuesday, talked yesterday and may have talked again today. It won't be the first time there were close ties between the White House and a Richard Daley-run City Hall. Top jobs in Barack Obama's White House have just been handed to two men who have long served Rich Daley. And other loyalists from Daley's inner... [read full story]