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The New Team - Valerie Jarrett
nytimes.com - 11/7/2008
The New Team - Valerie Jarrett
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Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser and close friend of Sen. Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in August.

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Sound Politics:  Valerie Jarrett's Record

The Caucus:  Sunday's Breakfast Menu, Nov. 9

BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash:  Valerie Jarrett, White House Liaison and Obama Confidante-in-chief

Source: Obama wants Valerie Jarrett to replace him in Senate
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/10/2008
Source: Obama wants Valerie Jarrett to replace him in Senate
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — (CNN) — A prominent Democratic source close to Barack Obama confirmed Sunday that Valerie Jarrett is Obama’s choice to replace him in the Senate. Jarrett is a Chicago lawyer and one of Obama’s closest advisers. She is also one of the leaders of ... (more) Source: Obama wants Valerie Jarrett to replace him in Senate

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Sources: Jarrett headed to White House, not Senate
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/11/2008
Sources: Jarrett headed to White House, not Senate
— 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 ... (more) Sources: Jarrett headed to White House, not Senate

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msnbc.msn.com - 11/10/2008
Nov. 9: Valerie Jarrett, Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., political ...
— msnbc.msn.com — MR. TOM BROKAW: Our issues this Sunday: The nation elects Barack Obama its 44th president. (Videotape) PRES.-ELECT BARACK OBAMA: It's been a long time coming but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining ... (more) Nov. 9: Valerie Jarrett, Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., Rep. ...

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Valerie Jarrett's Record
Sound Politics — Valerie Jarrett's Record Jarrett has been close to both Barack Obama and Michelle Obama for years and is now co-chairwoman of his transition team. It is fair, I think, to say that her record shows much about both Obamas, since the three have been allies for so long. Jarrett worked briefly as a lawyer for Mayor Harold Washington, and stayed on after his death to become Mayor Richard Daley's ...

Sunday's Breakfast Menu, Nov. 9
The Caucus — Want to meet President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team? Well, we recommend you consult our New Team series , but you can also catch them on Sunday’s talk shows. Representative Rahm Emanuel , the incoming chief of staff , is booked on ABC’s “This Week” and CBS’s “Face the Nation.” His fellow Clinton White House alumnus, John Podesta (now co-chairman of the transition) is on CNN’s “Late Edition” and “Fox News Sunday.” Mr. Podesta’s transition team counterpart , Valerie Jarrett , is on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Representatives ...

Obama Hires Jarrett for Senior Role
The Caucus — ... hired a young lawyer named Michelle Obama for a job at Chicago’s City Hall. Now President-elect Barack Obama has hired Ms. Jarrett for a senior role in the White House. Ms. Jarrett ’s role will be threefold, as is her title: White House Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison. A longstanding member of Barack Obama’s tiny core of top advisers, she will continue providing him with counsel on a wide-ranging set of issues, she said Friday evening. Second, she will serve as the White House’s point person for business with ...

Valerie Jarrett, White House Liaison and Obama Confidante-in-chief
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... is a mouthful: "Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison." What it means is that Valerie Bowman Jarrett is a person whose talents and wisdom the new President intends to keep tapping. "I trust her completely," the President has said. But Valerie Jarrett is also an indespensible friend to the new President and First Lady. An attorney and businesswoman, Valerie Jarrett was an ever-present counselor and problem solver during the presidential campaign. She also ...

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Obama names transition team leaders
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By Kevin Merida Valerie Jarrett, transition co-chairman for President-elect Barack Obama, told an organization of black columnists today to be wary of published reports and speculation about Cabinet appointments. "There isn't a single name on that list that you've heard from President-elect ...
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First Lady as Mom First — The Page by Mark Halperin
Senior Obama adviser, close friend Valerie Jarrett tells "Meet the Press" that Michelle Obama will be focused on her two daughters in the White House.      
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Here are the scheduled guests for the Sunday public affairs shows and other weekend programs: SUNDAY: Meet the Press hosts Obama-Biden transition team co-chair Valerie Jarrett, House Maj. Whip James Clyburn, Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) and a roundtable with WH historian Doris Kearns ...
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