Topic: Valerie Jarrett

In a no-drama White House on the brink of big changes, there will remain a constant - Valerie Jarrett, longtime friend and trusted adviser to President Barack Obama.. senior adviser to the president, White House liaison to outside groups and perhaps the ...

The Blame Czar

I guess the time has come; the President seems to have a Czar for almost everything. You?ve got this lawyer stumped; you have to tell me what?s going on?President Obama: I want it called by Anita Dunn; she can even make the ...
White House adviser Valerie Jarrett called the recent string of gay teens bullied to death 'a terrible tragedy'White House adviser Valerie Jarrett called the recent string of gay teens bullied to death “a terrible tragedy.” Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Obama, ...

As Others Exit, Jarrett Is Left In Power Spot

The capital is abuzz over who would be the new White House chief of staff if Rahm Emanuel goes home to Chicago to pursue his mayoral dream. While that's an interesting question (the likely answer, at least on an interim basis, is ...
AP Source: White House adviser Jarrett unlikely to testify at Blagojevich trialA person close to the corruption trial of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says it's highly unlikely the defense team will call White House adviser Valerie Jarrett to testify.The person says ...

Blagojevich to take stand at corruption trial

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, accused of conspiring to sell his office and barter President Barack Obama's old Senate seat, will try to persuade jurors in the defense phase of his corruption trial next week he was only engaging ...

White House seeks to ease tensions with business

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House moved on Tuesday to ease simmering tensions with the business community, telling corporate executives it has an "open door" and pledging to listen to their ideas.President Barack Obama has come under criticism by some business groups, ...
Obama taps CEOs' thinking over White House burgers The fare can be as simple as a cheeseburger and fries."There's perception, and there's reality," said Valerie Jarrett, a senior Obama adviser who coordinates the administration's outreach to business.Nucor's Dan DiMicco, CEO of one ...
While this is an interesting story, it truly highlights the cozy relationships between D.C. (regulators) and the people they are supposed to be regulating. What the executives, including Brian Moynihan, the chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp., and Robert Kelly, ...
White House messaging chief Dunn to step down, will be replaced by deputy PfeifferThe White House on Tuesday shuffled its communications team, with Anita Dunn stepping down as expected and her deputy taking over day-to-day management of President Barack Obama's vaunted messaging ...
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