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"WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Within 24 hours of his win, president-elect Barack Obama is already buckled down and started planning for his new Administration. From his first appointments to his new rules, it&amp;#x27;s almost time to forget about his opponents... except that there&amp;#x27;s such juicy gossip coming out of the McCain camp, it&amp;#x27;s just too good to ignore!Obama&amp;#x27;s Transition Team Yesterday, Obama named several of his top advisors and some former Bill Clinton staffers to his transition team and its advisory committee, including his Senate Chief of Staff Pete Rouse and Clinton White House Chief of Staff John Podesta. Obama also invited Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel to join his Administration as his own Chief of Staff, an offer Emanuel (brother of Ari Emanuel, on whom Entourage character Ari Gold is reportedly based) is reportedly mulling. The Personal Transition In addition to puppy-hunting, the entire Obama family is about to have to make some pretty significant transitions of their own to accommodate their move to Washington. Rumor has it that Michelle Obama&amp;#x27;s mother, who has been watching over Sasha and Malia while their parents campaign, will likely be making a move to Washington along with the family, and the White House may see more than its share of little girl sleepovers. Do you think the press will let them use the briefing room so they don&amp;#x27;t keep their parents awake? The Appointment Rules Reports are trickling in that big donors and supporters shouldn&amp;#x27;t be expected cushy political appointments in exchange for all their money and hard work. For one, rumor has it that Obama will staff major embassies with foreign policy experts and not with political donors, as most presidents do. In addition, Obama has already imposed some of the strictest rules on hiring former lobbyists and where his staff can work after leaving of any President thus far and asked for far more disclosure of lobbyist meetings than any law requires. It should be an interesting few years in Washington. Biden&amp;#x27;s Plans Finally, the other vice-presidential candidate, Joe Biden, has finally been invited to appear on Saturday Night Live. Will Biden, perhaps best known for cracking up on the campaign trail, be able to crack America up? Only time will tell. The Palin Stories With the remainders of the McCain-Palin camp leaking like a sieve, the best rumors have been saved for last! Sarah Palin reportedly greeted staff in nothing but a towel at he conventions, and she may have spent more money on clothes than had even previously reported. Worse yet, her staff discovered that she didn&amp;#x27;t realize Africa was a continent, couldn&amp;#x27;t name the members of NAFTA (America, Canada and Mexico, by the way) and constantly berated everyone around her. And those last bits are just what the staffers are telling Fox News. Who would you recommend Obama appoint, since he&amp;#x27;s already getting started? What kind of dog should Malia and Sasha get? And what do you think of the latest Palin gossip?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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