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Source: MSNBC

Oct 05, 2009

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OLYMPICS FALLOUT: Senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett says she received assurances from folks in Chicago and on the US Olympic Committee that an Obama lobbying effort would put the city over the top. "The intelligence that we had from the U.S. Olympic Committee and Chicago bid team was that it was very close and therefore well worth our efforts," said Valerie Jarrett, a senior White House advisor. "The message was that . . . a personal appeal from the president would make a huge difference."

Many folks will read Jarrett's statement different ways: a CYA for her own credibility inside the White House? A White House message to Chicago officials who may have gone over the line in their attempts to convince the White House to let the president go to Copenhagen. Either way, it’s a fascinating public statement.

CHINA: The White House has agreed to delay a meeting between Obama and the Dalai Lama until after the president travels to China in November. "The U.S. decision to postpone the meeting appears to be part of a strategy to improve ties with China that also in

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