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Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama, speaks during the SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Thursday, May 15, 2014. The SALT Conference facilitates balanced discussions and debates on macroeconomic trends, geopolitical events, and alternative investment opportunities within the context of a dynamic global economy. Photographer: Jacob Kepler/Bloomberg via Getty Images

As Jarrett has outlasted her rivals, it has increasingly fallen on her to do more than simply protect Obama from those who might undermine his presidency. She must nudge him when he becomes self-satisfied and rein in his worst political impulses. It is a position for which she is uniquely unqualified.

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