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Valerie Jarrett Named Obama Senior Adviser
Valerie Jarrett Named Obama Senior Adviser
Valerie Jarrett, a long-time adviser campaign adviser to President-elect Barack Obama, will be joining Obama's senior team in the White House.
Source: Obama wants Valerie Jarrett to replace him in Senate
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
Sources: Jarrett headed to White House, not Senate
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
Obama Advisor Valerie Jarrett Linked to Real Estate Scandals
judicialwatch.org — Jarrett Managed Housing Project Deemed "Uninhabitable" Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained documents linking Valerie Jarrett , an advisor ... (more) Obama Advisor Valerie Jarrett Linked to Real Estate Scandals
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Jarrett Lands At The White House
The Atlantic Politics Channel — Officially now: Valerie Jarrett will be a senior adviser to President Barack Obama, a transition official confirms.

Jarrett to the White House
Ben Smith's Blog — ... An Obama aide confirms the CBS report that Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett will go to the White House as a senior advisor, as he appears to be bringing his inner core of political advisors largely intact to Washington. ...

Valerie Jarrett Named Obama Senior Adviser
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... president-elect's closest confidants during the long run for the White House. She also has been serving on Obama's transition team. Sources tell CBS 2 Jarrett, a former CTA Board Chairman, is taking a job at the White House. An old family friend of Michelle and Barack Obama, Jarrett said she will be a senior adviser to the new president. She will apparently have the same job title, but presumably different duties, as David Axelrod, chief political strategist for Obama. Read more: http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/valerie.jarrett.obama.2...

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