Kevin McDonough: Brother Denis, new Obama chief of staff, leads by 'building the team'
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with current Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough in the East Room of the White House in Washington, where he announced that he will name McDonough as his next chief of staff.
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President Barack Obama appointed Denis McDonough, a native Minnesotan, as his chief of staff Friday.
MPR's Tom Crann spoke with his brother Fr. Kevin McDonough, a pastor at St. Peter Claver, Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, and Incarnation Churches in St. Paul.
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