VALERIE JARRETT'S FATHER WAS A PAL OF OBAMA'S REAL FATHER

• VERNON JARRETT - VALERIE JARRETT'S FATHER - AND FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS - WHO MAY BE OBAMA'S REAL FATHER - WERE PALS IN CHICAGO.

• THIS CONNECTION EXPLAINS HOW THE YOUNG OBAMA - UNCONNECTED TO THE CHICAGO CROWD - GOT IN SO FAST WITH THEM: FROM HIS SUMMER INTERNSHIP WHERE HE MET MICHELLE, TO HIS FIRST COMMUNITY ORGANIZING JOB.

• IT ALSO EXPLAINS WHY OBAMA'S MOTHER WENT OFF TO CHICAGO - OF ALL PLACES - FOR A SUMMER JOB AS A NANNY WHEN SHE WAS A TEEN.

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