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thinkprogress.org - 11/11/2008
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Valerie Jarrett, transition co-chair for President-elect Barack Obama, announced that the Obama administration would create a White House chief of urban policy . Since there are “so many different agencies that really can impact urban America,” Jarrett said, “to have one ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/11/2008
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
Valerie Jarrett is one of Barack Obama's closest
advisers. (CNN) — Two Democratic sources close to President-elect...
Barack Obama tell CNN that top adviser Valerie Jarrett will not be appointed to replace him in the U.S. Senate. "While he ...
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Sources: Jarrett headed to White House, not Senate
change.gov - 11/7/2008
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change.gov —
Create a White House Office on Urban Policy:
Obama and Biden will create a White House Office...
of Urban Policy to develop a strategy for metropolitan America and to ensure that all federal dollars targeted to urban areas are effectively spent on the ...
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Urban Policy
elections.foxnews.com - 11/15/2008
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elections.foxnews.com —
Jarrett was thought as a possible replacement for
Obama's Senate seat...
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Obama Names Valerie Jarrett White House Senior Adviser
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White House Office of Urban Policy
Matthew Yglesias —
... Obama wants to have one. I think that’s a great idea. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is a bit oddly conceived in my view since obviously much housing isn’t in urban areas and many policies that have nothing to do with HUD’s mandate have a large impact on our cities. And when life gives you cabinet department organizational schemes that don’t really make sense, you need to make lemonade a White House office to coordinate across agencies. ...
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