OBAMA NAMES AIDES

America's President-Elect Barack Obama has announced new aides to his administration.

Former US Senator Tom Daschle has been chosen for Health Secretary and David Axelrod has been tapped as a senior advisor.
Axelrod was Obama's strategist during the campaign and has been a political consultant for a long list of prominent Democratic politicians.
He was seen as a crucial player behind Obama's comfortable win over Republican John McCain in this year's presidential race.
Former Democratic Senate majority leader Tom Daschle will be tasked with implementing one of Obama's top campaign promises when he takes office in January.
His brief is to overhaul the health system in a country where 45 million people have no health insurance.
Daschle's appointment was confirmed by a Democratic official on condition of anonymity.
No official announcement on Daschle's appointment as Health and Human Services Secretary has yet been made by Obama's transition team.