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"Coleman's told many people that he wants Ely to have the job," the source said.
"It's not a friendship thing," he said. "Coleman just thinks Ely's a good lawyer."
Ely, who teaches Constitutional Law, will meet with Coleman today at Harvard in connection with a series of seminars on regulatory reform it is not known whether the two will discuss the upcoming nomination.
A Department of Transportation official yesterday called Ely "a very nice gentleman" and "an old friend of the secretary's," but refused to confirm reports that Coleman has suggested Ely's name for the general counsel post.
At the Law School, however, several students said that the possibility of Ely's departure for Washington is "common knowledge."