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Don Terry, "'In The Path Of Lightning'," Chicago Tribune, 7/27/08

Ryan Lizza, "Making It," The New Yorker, 7/21/08

Valerie Jarrett
Who Am I?

Chicago Medical Center As Well." (Jay Newton-Small, "Campaign Insider," Time, 4/7/08)

"Chicago Is In The Running For The 2016 Olympics … One Of Obama's Top Advisers, Valerie Jarrett, Is The Vice Chair Of Chicago's Bid Committee." (Lynn Sweet, "McCain, Obama, Clinton All Push Bush On China Games," Chicago Sun-Times, 4/10/08)

Under A Plan Devised By The City Of Chicago And Habitat Co., "The City Has Lost More Than 13,000 Housing Units For The Poor." (Jason Grotto and Laurie Cohen, "Obama Adviser Shapes City Housing Policy," Chicago Tribune, 7/5/08)

  • "Habitat Has Earned $6.8 Million In Fees And $10.8 Million In Administrative Expenses Since The Plan Started In 2000, According To The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development." (Jason Grotto and Laurie Cohen, "Obama Adviser Shapes City Housing Policy," Chicago Tribune, 7/5/08)

"Jarrett Is The Chief Executive Of Habitat Co., Which Managed Grove Parc Plaza From 2001 Until This Winter And Co-Managed An Even Larger Subsidized Complex In Chicago That Was Seized By The Federal Government In 2006, After City Inspectors Found Widespread Problems." (Binyamin Appelbaum, "Grim Proving Ground For Obama's Housing Policy," The Boston Globe, 6/27/08)

  • "In 2006, Federal Inspectors Graded The Condition Of [Grove Parc] An 11 On A 100-Point Scale - A Score So Bad The Buildings Now Face Demolition." (Binyamin Appelbaum, "Grim Proving Ground For Obama's Housing Policy," The Boston Globe, 6/27/08)

"[Jarrett] Has Also Served As Chair Of Both The Chicago Transit Board And The Chicago Stock Exchange." (Jay Newton-Small, "Campaign Insider," Time, 4/7/08)

"[M]ayor Richard Daley Thursday Announced The Merger Of The City's Planning Department And Economic Development Department, To Be Headed By Valerie Jarrett, His Former Deputy Chief Of Staff." (Robert Davis, "Daley Merges Planning, Economic Development Staffs," Chicago Tribune, 10/11/91)

  • "Jarrett, Then Deputy Chief Of Staff, Remembers Interviewing Michelle For An Assistant's Job In The Chief Of Staff's Office." (Rosalind Rossi, "The Woman Behind Obama," Chicago Sun-Times, 1/20/07)

Jarrett Is A Trustee Of The University Of Chicago And The University Of Chicago Medical Center. (The University Of Chicago Web site, trustees.uchicago.edu, Accessed 8/11/08)

"[Jarrett] Has Also Served As Chair Of Both The Chicago Transit Board And The Chicago Stock Exchange." (Jay Newton-Small, "Campaign Insider," Time, 4/7/08)

Facts About Me and Barack

Valerie Jarrett Is A "High-Level Unpaid Adviser" Who "Bridges Obama's Political And Personal Lives And Is Close To His Wife, Michelle." (Lynn Sweet, "The Inner Circle," Chicago Sun-Times, 3/9/08)  

  • Jarrett Was Present In The Obama Household During Many Of The Discussions Leading Up To His Decision To Run For President. (Rebecca Johnson, "The Natural," Vogue, 9/07)

"[Jarrett] Also Served As Finance Chair For U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's 2004 Campaign." ("Remember, Celebrate, Act," Hyde Park Citizen, 1/11/06)

Jarrett Is The "Liaison Between Obama's Private Life And Campaign Life." (Shailagh Murray, "In Obama's Circle, Chicago Remains The Tie That Binds," The Washington Post, 7/14/08)

In 1991, Jarrett Interviewed Michelle Obama For Her Position In Mayor Richard Daley's (D-IL) Office. (Rosalind Rossi, "The Woman Behind Obama," Chicago Sun-Times, 1/20/07)

In 2006, Obama Requested A Total Of $5.5 Million In Earmarks For Chicago's Museum Of Science And Industry; Jarrett Serves On The Museum's Board Of Directors. (Obama For America Web site, answercenter.barackobama.com, Accessed 6/3/08; Chicago Museum Of Science And Industry, Internal Revenue Service Form 990, 2006)

"Indeed, From The Start, Obama's Inner Circle Included Valerie Jarrett And Penny Pritzker, Powerful And Well-Connected Chicago Businesswomen." (Carrie Budoff Brown, "Obama Campaign Adds Women To Top Ranks," Politico, 6/20/08)

My Donations and Bundling for Barack

Valerie Jarrett Is A Bundler For Obama's Presidential Campaign And Has Committed To Raising $100,000 To $200,000. (Obama For America Web site, www.barackobama.com, Accessed 7/17/08)

Since 2002, Jarrett Has Contributed At Least $21,300 To Obama's PAC And Campaigns. (CQ Money Line Web site, cqmoneyline.com, Accessed 7/31/08)

What Barack Says About Me

Obama: "I Trust Her Completely." (Don Terry, "'In The Path Of Lightning'," Chicago Tribune, 7/27/08)

Obama: "She participates in every conversation we have in the campaign … She is involved in broad strategic decisions about our message and how we approach the campaign, and she's involved in the details of managing the organization. She's really a great utility player." (Don Terry, "'In The Path Of Lightning'," Chicago Tribune, 7/27/08)

"'She's Always Very Insistent On Me Trusting My Instincts,' Obama Told Me. 'One Of The Dangers In Running For High Office Is You Get So Much Chatter In Your Ear That You Stop Listening To Yourself.'" (Don Terry, "'In The Path Of Lightning'," Chicago Tribune, 7/27/08)