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http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/22/rahm-emanuel-could-leave-white-house-soon-october

Sources say Pete Rouse is the most likely possibility to serve as an interim chief of staff if Emanuel decides to leave. The chief of staff job is so significant — it is vital they get somebody in there who can keep the White House moving forward if the current chief of staff leaves in the coming weeks.

Senior Advisor Pete Rouse’s bio:

Peter M. Rouse is Senior Advisor to President Barack H. Obama. He was a co-chair of the Obama-Biden Transition Project, a senior adviser to President Obama’s campaign, and chief of staff to then-Senator Barack Obama.

Known as the “101st Senator” for his extensive knowledge of Congress, Rouse served as chief of staff to members of the United States Congress for more than thirty years. Before joining President Obama’s Senate office in 2004, he was chief of staff to former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) for 19 years. He also served as chief of staff to then-Rep. Dick Durbin of Illinois (1984-85) and Lt. Governor Terry Miller of Alaska (1979-83).

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A source close to Rahm Emanuel told me Tuesday night that the White House chief of staff is still in the evaluation process on whether he’ll run for mayor of Chicago. The source describes it as a two-step process: 1) make a decision; if yes, 2) figure out the timing.

Regarding timing, the source notes Emanuel has $1.2 million in his federal campaign account ...