Jarrett

One of the president's chief advisors, Valerie Jarrett, makes clear Mr. Obama is not about to give up.

A Taiwanese television crew wrote poems to Jarrett, gave him a ceremonial Indian hatchet, and said that he'd changed their lives.

Livia and I experienced one of those traditions on a high ridge at the edge of a cliff, in a truck driven by a man with a gleam in his eye.

Valerie Jarrett, who took flak for her outreach efforts to business, will remain in place with an eye to improving frayed relations.

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But for now, as he approaches retirement age, Jarrett faces a common ranching predicament: His children can't afford to keep the land.

Ms. Warren had a front-row place at the ceremony -- and afterward lunched with White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett.

In general, Jarrett's bunkhouse vacation would not satisfy patrons expecting the trimmings of a fancy dude ranch.

In January, psychologist and science writer Christian Jarrett looked at a small study of smokers' reactions to cigarette warnings.

An interview with Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement.

Yet the Obama administration is planning to send just one official, White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett.

On our first day Jarrett drove us into an alfalfa field, got out of his car, and instructed us to sit still.

I had a hankering to see 1949's White Heat, the Jimmy Cagney flick where he plays gangster Cody Jarrett.

The President stands with Biden and Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett before an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

One of Jarrett's new neighbors is Whitney MacMillen, retired president of the agribusiness giant Cargill.

Jarrett also introduced us to his horses: Big Bill and the colt, Little Bill, as well as Big Enough, Knute, and Sadie.

Ed Jarrett has built a sand castle that is nearly 10 meters tall. He is trying to raise money for children who are very sick.

They trotted up to us when called.

His lawyers subpoenaed several leading Democrats, including Rahm Emanuel and Valerie Jarrett.

"Cowboy hunters, " Jarrett said with a chuckle.

Rick Jarrett has lived in the foothills of the Crazy Mountains for all his 59 years, and he knows well their pleasures and perils.

Other players in attendance included Kyle Lowry, Ronnie Brewer, Tyreke Evans, and Jarrett Jack.

Jarrett hopes that Coyote Energy, in Great Falls, Mont. , will push him into the black.

For our last dinner, Jarrett served up chicken stew with biscuits piled high on a plate.

Jarrett needs roughly $20, 000 a month to run his ranch, which often exceeds his monthly revenue from all sources.

"They don't control the weeds or ditches, " said Jarrett, referring to irrigation.

That first afternoon, Jarrett gave us a tour of the homestead.

The other nominees include Keith Jarrett, Wynton Marsalis, Alan Broadbent, and the late Hank Jones.

Before we left, I asked Jarrett if he'd ever considered selling the ranch.

"People say I raise cattle, " says Jarrett.

Nobody makes your bed at Jarrett's place, and the daily agenda is light on sing-alongs and cookouts.

Jarrett Jack had 21 points and 10 assists for the Blazers, who were coming off an 82-80 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.

Ed Jarrett collapses in exhaustion after completing his sand castle in Casco, US, Sep. 1, 2007. PHOTO: AP.

I am confident that Valerie Jarrett and Tina Tchen will guide the Council wisely as its members address these important issues.

I want to thank Ken Jarrett and the USA Pavilion Board of Directors. I wish to thank Mr. Yang Xiong, our executive vice mayor.

"That's mine, " Jarrett said.

Jarrett Jack matched a season high with 21 points -- 13 coming in the fourth quarter -- and Martell Webster added 15.

He owns 300 heifers and 350 ewes and breeds about 250 calves and 250 lambs to sell each year.