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The NEWSWEEK 50: Obama Aides Axelrod, Jarrett

Dec. 20, 2008
At No. 30 and 31, David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett will carry new weight in the White House.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler