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Title: Barry's putting his boy toy back in the closet
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Washington Post
URL Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit ... l?wprss=rss_whitehouse#weighIn
Published: Nov 10, 2011
Author: Anne E. Kornblut
Post Date: 2011-11-10 10:45:24 by Happy Quanzaa
Keywords: Obama-doma-ding-dong, Barry, The First Fudgepacker
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Reggie Love, a key member of the Obama entourage, is planning to leave the White House by the end of the year, people close to the administration said. Love, 30, is a popular, gregarious figure in the White House. A onetime forward for the Duke Blue Devils basketball team, Love started out as a staff assistant in Obama’s Senate office after college, rising to become his personal assistant, known as the “body man.” Love’s exit comes at a time of transition for the administration: several longtime advisers have left over the last year, in keeping with the time-honored tradition that close aides do not abandon the president immediately before an election. But Love’s position may be among the most difficult for Obama to fill. Obama has described Love as “the person who keeps me on schedule.” But like many young loyalists on the Obama staff, Love has evolved into a much more important role over time, acting as a gatekeeper and a liaison – and basketball buddy. Obama once described him as a “little brother.” Among the recognizable members of the Obama team in public – he is a towering 6-foot-4 -- Love is also a constant presence in the West Wing and by the president’s side during every trip away from home. He is in the background of countless official photos, even if he rarely speaks in a public setting, apart from the occasional interview on ESPN. White House officials did not immediately offer details about Love’s departure.
Reggie Love, Obama ‘body man,’ to leave White
House by year’s end
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