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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/13/2008
The Klain Dilemma
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There's word tonight that Sen. Joe Biden has selected Washington, D.C. lawyer Ron Klain to be his chief of staff, and that may lead to a debate within some Democratic activist circles about just what Barack Obama's administration will look like. Klain served Biden as counsel on the Senate ...
Obama's Attorney General
blog.newsweek.com - 11/18/2008
Obama's Attorney General
— blog.newsweek.com — President-elect Obama has decided to tap Eric Holder as his attorney general, putting the veteran Washington lawyer... in place to become the first African-American to head the Justice Department, according to two legal sources close to the ... (more) Obama's Attorney General

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rollcall.com - 11/12/2008
Sources: Biden Picks Klain to Be Chief of Staff
— rollcall.com — Vice President-elect Biden has asked veteran Congressional and White House staffer Ron Klain to be his chief... of staff in the White House, according to Democratic insiders. (more) Sources: Biden Picks Klain to Be Chief of Staff

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politico.com - 11/15/2008
Klain arrives with K Street roots - Kenneth P. Vogel
— politico.com — After leaving the Clinton administration in its waning months, newly tapped Vice Presidential chief of staff Ron... Klain lobbied for an asbestos industry bailout package, an airline merger, mortgage regulations to help Fannie Mae and a drug-maker under ... (more) Klain arrives with K Street roots - Kenneth P. Vogel

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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  Clarifying Change

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Clarifying Change
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... Marc Ambinder points out that Obama "hasn't ever surrounded himself with outsiders; he was encouraged to run by Tom Daschle and Dick Durbin; Ab Mikva and Newt Minow and Bill Daley were among his top advisors; Because he lives in Chicago, David Axelrod is not a Washington insider, but he is not an outsider by any means, and certainly is an 'insider' in the colloquial sense of the phrase.  Obama chose Caroline Kennedy and Eric Holder (insiders) to run his vice presidential search; the vetting was conducted by veteran DC lawyers who had done this all before." ...

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Yawn: Vice President-elect Joe Biden has picked former Al Gore aide Ron Klain to be his chief of staff, a Democratic official said on Thursday. Klain is the latest ex-Clinton administration official selected for a high-profile job in the coming Barack Obama presidency. New boss, old boss, yep, ...
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Source: [b]CNN[/b] Ron Klain, former chief of staff for Vice President Al Gore, has agreed to serve in the same post under Vice President-elect Joe Biden, a Democratic source involved in the transition tells CNN. Klain also served as general counsel of Gore's Florida recount effort, and ...
Ron Klain Will Be Biden's Chief Of Staff As Old Clinton Hands Return To D.C. — TPM Election Central
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The return of former Al Gore chief of staff Ron Klain is the second senior staff announcement, and the second Clinton-Gore insider to take one of those posts. The willingness to bring back Clinton hands -- many of whom were kept at arms length on the Obama campaign -- should help clarify, if ...
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Joe Biden Selects Ron Klain For Chief Of Staff — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Roll Call reports that Vice President-elect Joe Biden has chosen old Washington hand Ron Klain as his chief of staff: Vice President-elect Biden has asked veteran Congressional and White House staffer Ron Klain to be his chief of staff in the White House, according to Democratic insiders.  ...
Joe Biden Selects Ron Klain For Chief Of Staff — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
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The Capitol Hill newspaper cites sources saying the veteran Congressional and White House staffer Ron Klain has been asked by the VP-elect to be his chief of staff.      
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Roll Call reports that Joe Biden has asked brainy, all-around Washington insider Ron Klain to be his chief of staff--a move that would have Klain in the same White House role that he played for former Vice President Al Gore. Klain's ties to Biden, however, go back in even further. In the late ...
Biden Picks Klain for Chief of Staff — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Vice President-elect Biden has asked former White House staffer Ron Klain to be his chief of staff in the White House, Roll Call reports. "Klain, who served in the same position for former Vice President Gore, also worked from 1989-1992 for Biden when Biden was chairman of the Senate Judiciary ...
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Paging Kevin Spacey — The Stump
  Roll Call is reporting that Ron Klain will be Biden’s chief of staff. Klain served in the same position under Al Gore. (He was also the main character in HBO's Recount . Photo from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.)   -- Seyward Darby
Biden picks Ron Klain as his chief of staff — L.A. Times - Politics
Klain, who helped Biden prepare for the debate, held the same position with Vice President Gore. > Vice President-elect Joe Biden chose as his chief of ...
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AP - Democratic officials say Vice President-elect Joe Biden's chief of staff will be Ron Klain.