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Obama briefed by FBI, Homeland security advisers on Boston incident-White House

April 15, 2013 17:45
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was briefed on Monday by FBI Director Bob Mueller and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about the ongoing investigation of twin explosions that hit the Boston Marathon. A White House official said Obama was told about the "active investigation and response to the incident in Boston" as well as the ongoing coordination with state and local officials. (Reporting by Steve Holland; editing by Jackie Frank)

UPDATE 3-Obama loyalist McDonough named White House chief of staff

January 25, 2013 12:00
* McDonough has long history with Obama * Chief of staff pick follows pattern of choosing loyalists * Palmieri choice puts woman in a senior White House job * Plouffe, architect of election wins, leaving as senior adviser By Matt Spetalnick and Jeff Mason

Obama to name foreign policy aide McDonough as chief of staff

January 25, 2013 10:30
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday will name veteran foreign policy aide Denis McDonough as his next White House chief of staff, replacing Jack Lew, as part of an overhaul of his senior staff, a White House official said. Obama will announce the appointment of McDonough, who worked on Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and is now a deputy national security adviser, at 12:10 p.m. EST (1710 GMT) at the White House, the official said. McDonough had been widely tipped to succeed Lew after his nomination as Treasury secretary.

Obama likely to make foreign policy adviser chief of staff

January 16, 2013 18:45
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is likely to name deputy national security adviser Denis McDonough his next chief of staff, replacing Jack Lew after his nomination to be treasury secretary, according to sources familiar with the matter. McDonough, a longtime Obama foreign policy adviser who worked on the Democrat's 2008 presidential campaign, would bring a strong working relationship and long history with the president to the job.
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