bloomberg.com - 11/19/2008
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Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton will face a financial decision if she is nominated as secretary of state: what to do about the more than $7 million in debts left over from her presidential campaign. She could pay off the bulk of her debt by liquidating her Senate campaign committee ...
bloomberg.com - 11/21/2008
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bloomberg.com —
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Hillary Clinton is
likely to be nominated for secretary of state after...
the Nov. 27 U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, according to an aide to President-elect Barack Obama . Potential hurdles related to the financial disclosures ...
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Clinton Set to Be Nominated Secretary of State After ...
politicalwire.com - 11/14/2008
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politicalwire.com —
First Read : "The best reason for Obama
to be looking for a place in his cabinet...
for Clinton is simple: to get her out of the Senate. Just ask George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter what it was like to have a once or future presidential rival ...
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Why Obama Wants Clinton in Cabinet
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Clinton Needs to Pay Off $7M in Debt
The Page by Mark Halperin —
Bloomberg: "Hillary Clinton will face a financial decision if she is nominated as secretary of state: what to do about the more than $7 million in debts left over from her presidential campaign."
Clinton May Need to Pay Debt Before Accepting Post
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
According to Bloomberg, Sen. Hillary Clinton "will face a financial decision if she is nominated as secretary of state: what to do about the more than $7 million in debts left over from her presidential campaign."
"She could pay off the bulk of her debt by liquidating her Senate campaign committee account. She also could legally continue to raise money, though that may present ethical concerns if she is serving in the Cabinet."
However, a piece in the Wall Street Journal suggests Bill Clinton is going to extraordinary measures to assure the Obama team that his charitable and business activities will not present conflicts for his wife ...
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But can he?
As pointed out by a ...
Clinton still millions in debt
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 11/19/2008 — CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — A source tells CNN that Barack Obama's presidential campaign raised $800,000 to help pay down Senator Hillary Clinton's debt from her bid for Democratic presidential nomination.
An aide to Clinton says that the Senator ...
Hillary Clinton reportedly accepts Barack Obama's Cabinet offer
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/21/2008 — Hillary Clinton has decided to accept the role of secretary of state, the New York Times reports.
The news, if true, confirms a Ticket item early this mo rning that talks between Clinton and the president-elect were progressing.
It also ...
What Does Clinton Want?
politicalwire.com 11/18/2008 — Speaking in Kuwait yesterday, Bill Clinton sounds like he wants his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, to become the next Secretary of State in the Obama administration. He claims not to know much about the discussions, but adds, "If I did, I wouldn't tell ...
A Clinton in the Cabinet?
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com 11/14/2008 — Some say Hillary Clinton is being considered for the post of secretary of state.
Clinton endorses Clinton as Barack Obama's secretary of state
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/18/2008 — It may come as a huge surprise for everyone that ex-President Bill Clinton thinks that ex-First Lady Hillary Clinton would be a "really great" secretary of state in the new administration.
His reaction comes amid unsourced reports ...
Obama offers Holder attorney general post —
Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has conditionally offered Eric Holder the job as attorney general, and the former top Clinton administration official has accepted, a senior Democrat said on Tuesday.
Clinton job for Obama may depend on Bill —
Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Sen. Hillary Clinton is to be picked by President-elect Barack Obama as his secretary of state, it may well depend on a review of the business activities of her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
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