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President-elect Barack Obama and his adviser Valerie Jarrett in Chicago.
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President-elect tries to balance racial diversity, gender and ideology to piece together his 15-member Cabinet. However, every appointment he makes to the Cabinet reduces by one the opportunities he has to make sure another group is represented. It is a zero-sum game that leaves him with little wiggle room.
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