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Valerie Jarrett
time.com - 11/15/2008
Valerie Jarrett
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The Chicago businesswoman and Obama transition team co-chair has been named everything from the President-elect's second brain to the next Senator from Illinois

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Swampland:  Obama Announces More White House Picks

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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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media.newsbusters.org - 11/10/2008
Obama Spokesman Says 'Obama Ready to RULE on Day 1'
— media.newsbusters.org — **Video Below the Fold** The co-chair of Barack Obama's Transition Team, Valerie Jarrett, appeared on Meet the Press this weekend and used, shall we say, an interesting word to described what she thinks Barack Obama will be doing in January when he's ... (more) Obama Spokesman Says 'Obama Ready to RULE on Day ...

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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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Obama Announces More White House Picks
Swampland — ... will become Vice President Joe Biden's chief of staff and Valerie Jarrett, longtime friend and confidante of both Barack and Michelle Obama, will have the title Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison (which looks like a very broad troubleshooting portfolio). ...

The Democratic Weekly Address Online
Daily Kos — President-Elect Barack Obama brings the weekly Democratic address into the 21st century with the first ever release on web video: In other news transition news, Valerie Jarrett has been named "senior adviser and assistant to the president for intergovernmental relations and public liaison." A longtime friend of the Obamas, she has an impressive resume. In this newly released video, she discusses transparency goals and hiring practices for the new White House staff. The Obama ...

Valerie Jarrett, White House Liaison and Obama Confidante-in-chief
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... in the details of managing the organization. She's really a great utility player. She's always very insistent on me trusting my instincts. One of the dangers in running for higher office is you get so much chatter in your ear that you stop listening to yourself. Certainly, the Obamas will have a loyal friend and kindred spirit nearby them with Valerie Jarrett working at the White House. As Time reported, "Of her relationship with the 44th commander-in-chief, Jarrett says simply: 'He is my dear friend. I would do anything the President of the United States asked me to do.'" ...

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