Obama's Cabinet to Represent Diversity of U.S.

Valerie Jarrett, Obama's close adviser and a member of Obama's transition team, said on Meet the Press that Obama not only wants the most talented people in his cabinet, he also wants to make sure his cabinet reflects the diversity of U.S. 

That caught my ears. 

Michelle's role model will be Michelle Obama, she said. Michelle will focus on volunteerism, work-life balance and military families. 
More puppy anticipation. 
Jarrett was born in Iran, where her father was a doctor to the poor. She is a single mother. Her daughter Laura attends Harvard Law School.
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Obama's Team On Morning News Shows Nov. 9

A good Sunday lineup:

NYT: Representative Rahm Emanuel, the incoming chief of staff, is booked on ABC’s “This Week” and CBS’s “Face the Nation.” His fellow Clinton White House alumnus, John Podesta (now co-chairman of the transition) is on CNN’s “Late Edition” and “Fox News Sunday.” Mr. Podesta’s transition team counterpart, Valerie Jarrett, is on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

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Senator Mel Martinez, the Florida Republican, joins Representative James Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, and the historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on “Meet the Press.”

Also, David Axelrod, David Plouffe and Robert Gibbs will be on 60 Minutes on Sunday.
Obama roasts Rahm in 2005