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Emanuel likely to accept Obama job
Barack Obama has asked Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) to serve as his White House chief of staff.
EXCLUSIVE: Emanuel accepts White House job
politico.com — The selection is the first major public decision by Obama since he was elected in a landslide... on Tuesday. (more) EXCLUSIVE: Emanuel accepts White House job
Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House
Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House
blogs.abcnews.com — Former Obama chief strategist David Axelrod has accepted the position of Senior Adviser in the White House,... sources tell ABC News. He will join Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill, who has accepted the position of Obama's White House Chief of Staff.... (more) Axelrod, Emanuel to Obama White House
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — "Obama wants a bad cop so he can be good cop 90 percent of the time." -- An Obama adviser, quoted by Politico, on why President-elect Obama wants Rep. Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff. Despite reports he's still mulling the offer, Emanuel "has said to friends that he wants and will take the job."

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