Obama Transition Updates

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 6, 2008 6:00PM

Some news coming in...

• Several news outlets are now reporting that it's official: Rahm Emanuel has called Pelosi to accept the Chief of Staff Job.

• MSNBC is also reporting that Obama has been declared the winner in North Carolina, bringing his final Electoral College vote win to 364 - 173.

• ABC News is reporting President-Elect Obama will announce his economic team tomorrow.

• Alabama native (woo! go home state!) Robert Gibbs has been tabbed as the new White House Press Secretary.

• It's getting ugly now for former McCain aides, who are going public with such nuggets as Palin's not knowing what countries were involved in NAFTA or knowing Africa was a continent.