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President-Elect Obama Names Official Transition Team at www.change.gov

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John Podesta, Valerie Jarrett and Pete Rouse have been named co-chairs of Barack Obama’s and Joe Biden’s transition team, according to Nick Shapiro of the Obama-Biden campaign. A new 501(c)(4), to be known as the Obama-Biden Transition Project, is being formally planned.

Podesta served as Bill Clinton’s chief of staff and is currently president of the Center for American Progress. Jarrett is a long-time associate of Obama’s from Chicago and has served as senior advisor to his campaign. Rouse has served as Obama’s chief of staff during his U.S. Senate tenure, a position Rouse also filled for former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.

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Video: George W. Bush Congrats President-Elect Obama from the Rose Garden of the White House

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President George W. Bush said Wednesday (11/5/08) that he had congratulated Barack Obama on his historic election as the first black president of the United States, saying that voters had “showed a watching world the vitality of America’s democracy and the strides we have made toward a more perfect union.”

The president, in brief remarks from the White House Rose Garden, also said he had spoken last night to Senator John McCain to congratulate him on what Bush called “a determined campaign.”

“The American people will always be grateful for the lifetime of service John McCain has devoted to this nation,” Bush said, adding that he felt certain that the Arizona senator would “continue to make tremendous contributions.”

Here is video of George W. Bush making a public statement from the Rose Garden of the White House to congratulate President-Elect Obama.

The president, who will hand over power to Obama on Jan. 20 in what surely will be one of the most widely watched inaugurations ever, promised to do everything possible to ensure a smooth transition.

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Bush congratulates President-Elect Obama and Promises Cooperation

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In Washington, D.C. on Wednesday (11/5/08), President George W. Bush said Wednesday that he had congratulated Barack Obama on his historic election as the first black president of the United States, saying that voters had “showed a watching world the vitality of America’s democracy and the strides we have made toward a more perfect union.”

The president, in brief and gracious remarks from the White House Rose Garden, also said he had spoken last night to Senator John McCain to congratulate him on what Bush called “a determined campaign.”

“The American people will always be grateful for the lifetime of service John McCain has devoted to this nation,” Bush said, adding that he felt certain that the Arizona senator would “continue to make tremendous contributions.”

The president, who will hand over power to Obama on Jan. 20 in what surely will be one of the most widely watched inaugurations ever, promised to do everything possible to ensure a smooth transition.

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Election Night Coverage: President Elect-Obama thanks Plouffe and Axelrod

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In his election night victory speech in Grant Park, Illinois, President-Elect Barack Obama thanked his campaign manager David Plouffe and his chief strategist David Axelrod.

Here is more information about campaign manager David Plouffe and his chief strategist David Axelrod, the Democratic political consultants that helped Obama win the White House.

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Election Night Coverage: President George W. Bush Calls President-Elect Obama

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Sources indicate that President George W. Bush has called Senator Barack Obama by telephone to congratulate him as the presumptive President-Elect of the United States of America.

President Bush noted to President-Elect Obama that he ran a good campaign and admired his message of hope.

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