"Dan has been beside me on every step of this incredible journey, starting with those earliest days of the campaign in 2007," Obama said in a statement. "And through it all, he`s been smart, steady, tireless and true to the values we started with. Like everyone else in the White House, I`ve benefited from his political savvy and his advocacy for working people. He`s a good man and a good friend, and I`m going to miss having him just down the hall from me."
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