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CNN's Short List: Obama's secretary of state?

 

Published 11/20/2008 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

(CNN) – Sen. Hillary Clinton continues to top the short list of possible contenders to be the next Secretary of State under President-elect Barack Obama. In addition to Clinton, there are several prominent Democrats and even one Republican on CNN’s list: SEN. JOHN KERRY: The 2004 Democratic presidential nominee has served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee [...] (link)

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