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Obama, Harold, Blago and Fox, Oh My!

Robert Reed | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

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Robert Reed

Others can celebrate, but Obama--who is more realist than charismatic idealist--grasps the gravity of what lies ahead.

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Obama Transition Team Named

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama has named his entire transition team -- formally organized as the Obama-Biden Transition Project, a 501(c)(4) organization. The work of t...

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The American Transformation

Hermene Hartman | Posted 11.29.2008 | Chicago

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Hermene Hartman

This is an emotional moment in American politics. Obama is our future, our hope and our possibility.

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Obama's Cabinet: The Lawyers He May Appoint

ABA Journal | Terry Carter and Stephanie Francis Ward | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago

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It's the guessing game that has Washington, D.C., buzzing: Which lawyers will be appointed to senior government positions by the next president? Shou...

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DNC Diary: Rocking in the Great Outdoors, Michelle Preview, and Unplugging and Recharging at the Oasis

Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.25.2008 | Living

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Arianna Huffington

This morning I had breakfast with Valerie Jarrett, Michelle and Barack Obama's close friend and a senior advisor on the campaign. She'd flown in yesterday with Michelle and the kids and heard her practice her speech -- which she described as very personal and very emotional. The introductory video is narrated by Michelle's mother, who Valerie says regularly pinches herself and says, "I can't believe that's my little girl." Meanwhile, the HuffPost Oasis has become a must-visit destination for harried conventioneers. When I left the Oasis this afternoon, one high-powered magazine editor was slumping contentedly on the coach. "I've gotten two massages and taken an incredible yoga class," he said. "I can't seem to leave the Oasis." He's not the only one.

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Valerie Jarrett: The Other Side Of Obama's Brain (WATCH)

Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

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CBS' Katie Couric interviews Valerie Jarrett, Barack Obama's senior adviser: When Karl Rove worked for President Bush, he had so much influence that ...

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Is She Obama's Successor?

ReedBiz | Bob Reed | Posted 09.11.2008 | Chicago

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Valerie B.Jarrett, a trusted adviser to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, may also be a candidate to succeed him in the U.S. Senate if he ...

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Campaign Shakeup? Obama Brings In New Consigliere

Marc Ambinder | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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When I interviewed her in June, Valerie Jarrett, who will join Barack Obama's campaign as an part-time senior adviser, told me that, by the late fall,...

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