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Obama picks Clinton alum Emanuel chief of WH staff (AP)

November 5th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized

AP - President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration on Wednesday, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been cloaked in pre-election secrecy.

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