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swampland.blogs.time.com - 11/16/2008
Obama Announces More White House Picks
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Two of these we sort of knew: Ron Klain will become Vice President Joe Biden's chief of staff and Valerie Jarrett, longtime friend and confidante of both Barack and Michelle Obama, will have the title Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008
Obama Picks Daschle for HHS
— voices.washingtonpost.com — Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) By Ceci Connolly and Chris Cillizza... President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his close confidant and former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle to serve as secretary of the ... (more) Obama Picks Daschle for HHS

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/19/2008
Report: Obama Picks Daschle For Health And Human Services
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Tom Daschle, who suffered a major downfall when he went from being Senate Democratic Leader to losing... his own seat in 2004, is now enjoying a comeback of sorts -- Barack Obama has reportedly tapped Daschle to be his new Secretary of Health and Human ... (more) Report: Obama Picks Daschle For Health And Human Services

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White House staff takes shape
Political Animal — ... staff is clearly taking shape. Up until a few days ago, the list was fairly brief: Rahm Emanuel will be chief of staff, Robert Gibbs will be press secretary, and David Axelrod will be a senior advisor to the president. Yesterday, the Obama/Biden team formally added two more members: Ron Klain will become Vice President Joe Biden's chief of staff, while Valerie Jarrett will serve as Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison. (As Karen Tumulty noted , Jarrett's title suggests a "very broad troubleshooting portfolio.") We've ...

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