A senior advisor to the Barack Obama campaign confirmed on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, to NBC News that Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel has accepted the job of Chief of Staff for the Obama White House.
[source: MSNBC First Read]
UPDATE:
Nov. 6 Statement from President-Elect Barack Obama
“I am pleased to announce that my good friend, Congressman Rahm Emanuel, has agreed to serve as my White House chief of staff. I announce this appointment first because the Chief of Staff is central to the ability of a President and Administration to accomplish an agenda. And no one I know is better at getting things done than Rahm Emanuel.
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