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blogs.suntimes.com - 11/15/2008
Valerie Jarrett will be senior advisor and assistant to the President.
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WASHINGTON--Valerie Jarrett will be a senior advisor and assistant to the President for Inter-government relations and Public Liaison in the Obama White House. I reported in the Thursday Chicago Sun-Times that Jarrett, a confidante of President-elect Obama and wife Michelle,...

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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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judicialwatch.org - 11/15/2008
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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Obama Names Valerie Jarrett Senior White House Advisor
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... President-elect Barack Obama has formally named his friend Valerie Jarrett to be a senior adviser in the White House. Her official title will be "senior advisor and assistant to the President for Inter-government relations and Public Liaison in the Obama White House," according to the Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet. ...

Obama Names Valerie Jarrett Senior White House Advisor
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... President-elect Barack Obama has formally named his friend Valerie Jarrett to be a senior adviser in the White House. Her official title will be "senior advisor and assistant to the President for Inter-government relations and Public Liaison in the Obama White House," according to the Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet. ...

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