Published on Thursday, November 6th, 2008 .
On Friday, November 7, 2008, President-Elect Barack Obama will introduce his Economic Transition Advisers, which includes Warren Buffett, Robert Rubin, and Robert Reich.
President-Elect Barack Obama is signaling quick movement on the economy, with his advisers moments ago rolling out a list of important economic figures who will serve on his Transition Economic Advisory Board.
Obama and Joe Biden will meet with the group on Friday, November 7, 2008 and hold a press conference afterwards, Camp Obama announces.
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Published on Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 .
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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