Valerie Jarrett

...of their own inner circle,' said Dee Dee Myers, a former White House press secretary. Meanwhile, White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett pointed out that Obama had appointed women to top positions, including Secretary of State Hillary...

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...White House.'' Jarrett similarly rejected the notion that the West Wing had been overrun by Y chromosomes, saying such complaints were "a Washington perception that has nothing to do with the reality on the ground.'' She cited prominent...

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...recruit blacks and Latinos. Among the new minority students were Barack and Michelle Obama, attorney general Eric Holder, White House guru Valerie Jarrett and Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Now these children of the civil...

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...notion that the West Wing had been overrun by Y chromosomes. Ms. Jarrett said such complaints were "a Washington perception that has nothing to do with the reality on the ground." She cites the prominent women Obama has appointed to top...

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The Washington Post interviewed Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, who said, "Well, I think what she meant was...that her unique experience having grown up so poor in this family from the South Bronx presents a diversity of opinion. I...

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...this past Thursday, when he interviewed her in the Oval Office. "He has certainly known her by reputation for a long time," said Valerie Jarrett, a senior Obama adviser. When David Souter informed the White House on May 1 that he would...

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