As supporters continue to celebrate his historic election, President-elect Barack Obama has quickly turned to the task of assembling his administration, and preparing for the job ahead.
Today, Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden are scheduled to begin receiving highly-classified security briefings.
This as speculation is growing over just who Obama will pick to fill key cabinet positions.
Democratic officials tell the Associated Press that Obama has already tapped Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel for chief of staff, but there's no word yet on whether Emanuel has accepted. Emanuel served in the White House under former President Bill Clinton.
There are also reports that Senator John Kerry is vying for the position of secretary of state, though a spokesperson for Kerry has denied it.
There is also speculation that Robert Gates may be asked to stay on as defense secretary.
A number of New Yorkers are also being floated as potential members of Obama's White House inner circle.
Two men with local ties are believed to be in the running for treasury secretary. Timothy Geithner, the head of New York's Federal Reserve Bank, and Paul Volcker, the Federal Reserve chair in the Carter and Reagan administrations, are both said to be vying for the spot.
Environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being considered for head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Kennedy Jr. backed Obama over New York Senator Hillary Clinton in the primaries, as did his cousin Caroline Kennedy, who's reportedly being talked about as ambassador to the United Nations.
(Source: NY1)
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