Obama Transition Team

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  • On the day after the 2008 General Election, President-elect Barack Obama was reported to have begun assembling a transition team to aid in the transfer of power between the Bush administration and his own. Those expected to aid in the transition include Obama's Senate chief of staff Pete Rouse, longtime Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, and John Podesta, who was Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff from 1998 until the end of Clinton's final term.FOX News: Obama Reaches Out to Emanuel in First Step... (November 5, 2008) One of the most recognizable names associated with the transition is Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel, who is reported to have been offered the position of White House Chief of Staff for the upcoming Obama administration.Associated Press: Officials: Emanuel offered chief of staff job (November 5, 2008)

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