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Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... line. Chicago Obama staffers White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers, FLOTUS Chief of Staff Susan Sher; Public engagement chief Tina Tchen were seen at the party. The Illinoisans at the Obama party included: OFFICIALS Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan Illinois State Senate President John Cullerton Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara...
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Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... House first state dinner on Tuesday night. White House staff Senior advisor David Axelrod and wife Susan Senior advisor Valerie Jarrett First Lady Chief of Staff Susan Sher and husband, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Neil Cohen Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and wife Amy Rule Friends who were also earlier and key Obama political supporters Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and husband...
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This Week With Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... Department.All the Chicagoans in the White House--Rahm Emanuel, Valerie Jarrett, David Axelrod and Susan Sher are expected. Emanuel's brother, superagent Ari, will be part of the Hollywood crowd showing up. There will also be a Chicago contingent, including business executive Penny Pritzker, the chairman of TransUnion, Pritzker Realty Group, and Classic Residence by Hyatt. She was...
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Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... as all the Chicagoans in the White House--Rahm Emanuel, Valerie Jarrett, David Axelrod and Susan Sher. Emanuel's brother, superagent Ari, will be part of the Hollywood crowd. For a schedule of how the day will unfold, check out my column here. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Vice President Biden are hosting a lunch for Singh and his wife at the State Department. That's...
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Obama Foodorama (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... , Social Secretary Desiree Rogers , Domestic Policy Adviser Melody Barnes , and her Chief of Staff Susan Sher , all of whom will also be mentoring girls ( Sher, in photo ). At the gathering in the State Dining Room, Mrs. Obama told the girls that mentoring is something that has been important to her "forever," and that it is something that is an important role for...
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Tracing the Tribe (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... Politics David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel Howard Berman Eric Cantor Barney Frank Al Franken Susan Sher Arlen Specter Religion Sarah Lefton Alysa Stanton Steven Wernick Eric Yoffie Scandal Bernard Madoff J. Ezra Merkin Solomon Dwek Sports Jason Lezak Dmitriy Salita See the links above for complete information, and there's even a video about how the staffers choose the individuals. There...
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The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... lady before . It will see Obama -- and White House staffers including Valerie Jarrett, Tina Tchen, Susan Sher and Desiree Rogers, Chicagoans all -- act as mentors to high school juniors and sophomores. Before our male readers start pouting (oh yes you do, you know you pout!), check this out: A similar initiative for young men is coming later , she said. Tchen said the program launch...
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STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama — and some of her Chicago "sisters" in the White House — will launch today a first-of-its-kind mentoring program with about 20 high school girls from greater Washington. Observers say her leadership and mentoring initiative has not been done by a first lady before. Obama — and White House staffers including Valerie Jarrett, Tina Tchen, Susan Sher...
