Exclusive BET News Interview: President Obama's Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett Discusses the Deficit Dilemma

NEW YORK, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Just days away from the August 2nd default deadline, President Obama's senior advisor, Valerie Jarrett, gave BET News an exclusive interview to talk about the debt limit dilemma. In this three-part series, Jarrett outlines the White House's argument on the importance of raising the national debt limit, breaks down the stakes for Black America on this issues and even answers tough questions about the possibility of the U.S. defaulting on its debt obligations and the widening wealth gap facing African Americans in this economy.

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Visit the links below to view the entire exclusive series with Valerie Jarrett now and find out what she's urging all Americans to do to help.

• BET News Exclusive – Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett on the Debt Limit, Part 1 of 3: What happens if the U.S. defaults on its debt obligation. http://www.bet.com/video/newsbriefs/betnewsspecial/wh-debtobligations-s1.html   
• BET News Exclusive – Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett on the Debt Limit, Part 2 of 3: As the Black-white wealth gap widens, will core social programs be preserved?  http://www.bet.com/video/newsbriefs/betnewsspecial/wh-debtobligations-s2.html
• BET News Exclusive – Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett on the Debt Limit, Part 3 of 3: How can the Obama administration ensure Americans' needs aren't forgotten? http://www.bet.com/video/newsbriefs/betnewsspecial/wh-debtobligations-s3.html

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BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 98 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

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