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Is the Largely Unknown Valerie Jarrett the de-facto President Inside The Obama White House? Does She Control Nearly All Critical Aspects Of The Obama Administration? You Decide:
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:23
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Mr. Obama’s first two chiefs of staff, Rahm Emanuel and Mr. Daley, clashed with Ms. Jarrett over strategic direction and over who had greater authority to interpret and carry out the president’s wishes, several officials said.
”From the first, her official job has been somewhat vague. But nearly four years on, with Mr. Obama poised to accept his party’s renomination this week, her standing is clear, to her many admirers and detractors alike. “She is the single most influential person in the Obama White House,” said one former senior White House official, who like many would speak candidly only on condition of anonymity...”
