CBS News and National Journal have named the members of the political team for their joint 2012 presidential election coverage. The team — which will report across all platforms of both news organizations — will be headed up by Caroline Horn, senior producer of politics for CBS News and Kathy Kiely, managing editor for politics at the National Journal.

CBS News staffers on the joint political team are “The Early Show” associate producer Sarah Boxer, CBS Weekend News broadcast associate Rodney Hawkins and “48 Hours Mystery” producer Sarah Huisenga.

National Journal staffers assigned to the 2012 team are staff reporters Lindsey Boerma, Rebecca Kaplan and Naureen Khan.

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Both CBS News and ABC News announced key staffing appointments for their political teams today, as the 2012 election cycle looms.

CBS News president David Rhodes announced in an email to staffers that Caroline Horn, who currently coordinates political coverage on “CBS Evening News,” has been promoted to senior producer for politics. The CBS political unit will also depend on senior political producers for the major broadcasts, including Ward Sloane for “Evening News” and former Fox News political producer Mosheh Oinounou for “The Early Show.”

ABC News also announced a new hire: Ron Brownstein, editorial director for The National Journal, will join the network’s political team, according to an email from ABC News president Ben Sherwood. Brownstein will contribute political analysis across all ABC’s platforms. He will also contribute to CNN as a senior political analyst.

The National Journal also has a partnership with CBS News, which Rhodes mentions in his full memo to CBS staffers. Both memos are after the jump.

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