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EDDIE ARRUZA, WTTW: In his first 100 days as mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel lived up to his reputation, that of being tireless, demanding, and in control. He's taken on the Chicago public school system.
RAHM EMANUEL, (D) mayor of Chicago: Teachers will be on a performance-pay system. Principals will be on a performance-pay system.
EDDIE ARRUZA: Ordered Chicago cops on desk duty to hit the streets.
RAHM EMANUEL: We do that to bring a level of safety to our communities that have not had it.
EDDIE ARRUZA: And put city workers on notice.
RAHM EMANUEL: The effort here is to make sure that everybody knows who we work for and who we're accountable to, which is the residents of the city of Chicago and the taxpayers.
EDDIE ARRUZA: By his 99th day in office, the mayor was boasting of having completed or set in motion dozens of initiatives, everything from posting the city budget online to making bike lanes safer. Even some independent-minded Chicago City Council members acknowledge that the new mayor is, if nothing else, determined.
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