Published 12/1/2008
by rsinderbrand
at CNN Political Ticker
(CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton touched down in Chicago Monday and started working the phones – even before the official announcement she'd been nominated as Secretary of State — to inform key figures of the pending announcement, and tell them she looks forward to confirmation and working with them in the future, according to a [...]
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