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Published 11/5/2008 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker

(CNN) — Barack Obama and Joe Biden formally announced their transition team Wednesday, and named former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta, longtime Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett, and Pete Rouse, Obama's Senate chief of staff, to oversee the operation. Full announcement after the jump Chicago - For the past several months, a board of advisors has [...] (link)

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