Jarrett has also received protectee status from the Secret Service, an unusual designation for someone on the political side of the White House. As the Daily Caller notes, Karl Rove — who certainly had no dearth of harsh critics and had a higher profile than Jarrett — never got Secret Service protection
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/05/11/why-are-wh-political-aides-getting-military-chauffeurs/
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