Obama Names Cabinet Postiions in Chicago
David Axelrod (L), senior advisor to President-elect Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel, Obama's chief of staff, stand on the side of the room at a news conference on December 15, 2008 in Chicago. Obama announced his national energy and environmental team of advisors at the news conference. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)
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