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Rahm Emanuel to be Obama's Chief of Staff
U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Chicago) has agreed to be White House chief of staff.

One of the first decisions for President-elect Barack Obama was to ask the Illinois congressman to run his White House staff. Emanuel accepted Thursday after struggling over family and political considerations.

Emanuel serves in the House Democratic leadership and will have to resign his seat and put aside hopes of becoming House speaker. Gov. Rod Blagojevich will have to call a special election to fill the seat.

Emanuel is a fiery Democrat who served as a political and policy aide in the Clinton White House. His selection is a shift in tone for Obama, who chose more low-key leadership for his presidential campaign.

Meanwhile, President Bush says he'll meet with Obama next week as his administration works to achieve a seamless transition of power.

Bush talked outside the White House as he gathered with a host of Executive Mansion and administration workers to urge cooperation with the Obama team on the transition that will take place over the next 75 days.

Bush said that "this peaceful transfer of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy," and he warned that the United States would be vigilant against any attempts by enemies to take advantage of the country during its period of transition.

(Illinois Radio Network)
11 06 08 by Newsroom
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