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Published 11/15/2008 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A longtime friend of Barack and Michelle Obama has officially been named a senior advisor to the incoming president. President-elect Obama, in a statement released Saturday morning by his transition staff, announced that Valerie Jarrett will serve as Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison. CNN [...] (link)

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