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President-elect Joe Biden introduced members of his domestic-policy team on Friday as he works to round out his cabinet and senior White House staff before Christmas. Biden’s new picks include a trio of Obama administration alumni. He’s chosen former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to reprise the role he played for eight years, secretary of Agriculture. Former Obama White House chief of staff Denis McDonough is Biden’s pick for Veterans Affairs secretary. Susan Rice, the former national security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations who Biden seriously considered to be his running mate, will lead the White House Domestic Policy Council. “Some are familiar faces. Some are new in their roles,” Biden said. “All are facing new circumstances and challenges. That’s a good thing.” Biden, introducing the selected officials in Wilmington, Delaware, praised Vilsack’s experience, calling him “the best secretary of Agriculture, I believe, this country has ever had. I asked him to serve again in this