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Obama names longtime friend Jarrett as senior adviser

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is naming his longtime friend and supporter Valerie Jarrett to be his White House senior adviser.

Amid a swirl of speculation about his pick for secretary of state, Obama announced Friday he would meet privately Monday in Chicago with John McCain, his general election challenger and a Republican senator from Arizona, to discuss areas of common ground....

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