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On the anniversary commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor, President-elect Barack Obama announced that General Eric Shinseki will be his nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Today, President-elect Barack Obama announced that Christina M. Tchen will serve as White House Director of Public Liaison and Michael Strautmanis will serve as Chief of Staff to the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison.

Transition Health Policy Team Leader former Senator Tom Daschle announced today that the Transition will host Health Care Community Discussions across the Country over the holidays this December to help his Policy Team put together their final recommendations for the New Administration.

Vice President-elect Joe Biden announced today the creation of a new position in the Office of the Vice President: Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to the Vice President. He has selected nationally-prominent economist Jared Bernstein for the post.

President-Elect Obama released a statement today on last month’s job loss numbers and the need for an Economic Recovery Plan.

President-elect Barack Obama today officially announced his nomination of Governor Bill Richardson as Secretary of Commerce.

Tomorrow, Vice President-elect Joe Biden will be briefed by the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism

President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden met this morning in Philadelphia with a bipartisan delegation of the nation’s governors to discuss the unique challenges facing our states during this economic crisis.

President-elect Barack Obama announced today that Louis Caldera will serve as Director of the White House Military Office. Caldera brings a lifetime of military and public service to the Military Office, which coordinates all military support for Presidential operations.

In keeping with President-elect Obama’s pledge to run the most open and transparent transition in history, the Obama-Biden Transition Project has voluntarily chosen to release the names of its donors on a monthly basis.