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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Obama reportedly offered Hillary job as Sec of State
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More On Clinton In The Cabinet
TalkLeft —
This information gets firmer and frankly, more fascinating: A Democratic official confirms to the Huffington Post that Sen. Hillary Clinton met with President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday to discuss her role in the new administration. Clinton's trip to Chicago, described in press reports as "personal business," came following a request from Obama, the official said. Is it about State? Or perhaps HHS to be Obama's Administration point person on health care reform? Is it a play for Doris Kearns Goodwin? This seems ...
Obama reportedly offered Hillary job as Sec of State
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Huff Post has it.
On Secretary of State Clinton
Taylor Marsh —
... First, the
latest, complete with a lede that HRC has been offered the post: President-elect
Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State
during their meeting Thursday in Chicago, according to two senior Democratic
officials. She requested time to consider the offer, the officials said. ...
Secretary of State (?) Clinton in Albany
Political Punch —
... of State."I have to start by saying I am very happy there is so much press attention and interest in transit, especially guesses about my own," Clinton said. "But in the off chance that you're not here for this important issue and are here for some other reason, let me just say that I'm not going to speculate or address anything about the president-elect's incoming administration. And I'm going to respect his process, and any inquiries should be directed to his Transition team." The Huffington Post reports that "two senior Democratic officials" say Obama yesterday offered ...
Hillary Clinton Offered Secretary Of State Job
Open Left - Front Page —
Nico Pitney reports for the Huffington Post:
President-elect Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State during their meeting Thursday in Chicago, according to two senior Democratic officials. She requested time to consider the offer, the officials said.
This is a high-risk, high-reward opportunity for Hillary Clinton. If she accepts, and serves out six or eight years in a popular Obama administration, then she is practically guaranteed the Presidency in 2016. Consider that the Secretary of State has been the most ...
Officials: Obama Offered Clinton Secretary Of State
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... visited over 80 countries, as first lady and senator together," the aide told the Huffington Post. Noting the fact that Clinton learned as first lady how to be effective as a "backdoor diplomat," the former White House assistant said Clinton mastered "a lot of the intricacies of these issues before ever joining the Senate's Armed Services committee. She's tough; she had meetings with some Prime Ministers and Presidents where she had to deliver some blunt messages for us." Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/14/clinton-met-wi...
Remainders: Resignation
Ben Smith's Blog —
Nico Pitney reports Clinton was offered SoS, and is considering.
Chuck Todd makes the negative case for Hillary.
Kornblut says people involved consider her the "top contender."
Andrew Sullivan likes it because it means Clinton won't be "left to fester."
Jonathan explores the crippling consequences, in the Palin case, of campaign secrecy.
Dean's out of the running for HHS.
Obama spreads the campaign wealth around the campaign staff.
Ackerman profiles Susan Rice. ...
Did Obama Offer?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
That's what Nico Pitney is reporting: President-elect Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position
of Secretary of State during their meeting Thursday in Chicago,
according to two senior Democratic officials. She requested time to
consider the offer, the officials said. ...
Hillary Clinton/Secretary Of State Rumors Flying Every Which Way
Wonkette » top —
... trial balloons, anonymous sources… Drama. It is how the Clintons, or any stories remotely involving them, tend to roll out. Let’s see what the latest gossip’s telling us about old Hillary. It ranges anywhere from Ronald Reagan retroactively appointing her to be assistant manager at a Baskin Robbins in Utah to her going on food stamps to her having sex with Monica Lewinsky and Vince Foster on a pile of moon rocks, for Obama.
HuffPo goes all in!
President-elect Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the ...
Friday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... keeeping his committee chairmanship. * Two senior Democratic officials told Nico Pitney that Hillary Clinton really has been offered the Secretary of State job. * If only Senate Democrats understood the Lieberman situation ...
Report: Obama Offers State To Hillary
TalkLeft —
This is big news if true: President-elect Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State during their meeting Thursday in Chicago, according to two senior Democratic officials. She requested time to consider the offer, the officials said. ...
Offer
Suburban Guerrilla —
Huffington Post:
President-elect Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State during their meeting Thursday in Chicago, according to two senior Democratic officials. She requested time to consider the offer, the officials said.
But but but… Serial liar! Monster! Bosnia! Diva! CRAZY RACIST BITCH!!!! Ackkkk!
Hillary as Secretary of State
The Talent Show —
... I was really skeptical at first (who wouldn’t be?), but now that HuffPo is reporting that Obama has offered the Secretary of State position to Clinton, I think it’s a pretty good idea. Not only would it be a nice fit, but it’s a win-win for both Obama and Clinton. Here’s the upside for ...
Has Hillary Been Offered The Job?
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
Has Sen. Barack Obama ask Hillary Clinton to serve as his Secretary of State? The Huffington Post, citing two sources, says yes, as does CNN's Gloria Borger. I confess I cannot get sources to tell me this, which means that (a) they've got better sources than I do, which is quite possible, (b) or it isn't true, which is also possible. I know, very helpful. Sorry. Here's what might be happening: It is possible that Obama asked Clinton to serve, and that Clinton, hoping that it wouldn't leak, promptly told a bunch of aides, former aides and ...
Hillary's sly demurral speaks volumes
Crooks and Liars —
... Hillary Clinton declined to answer any questions today about the speculation that President-elect Obama is talking to her about being Secretary of State in his Cabinet -- and the denial left little doubt that she is indeed in the running. Meanwhile, Nico Pitney at HuffPo reports that Obama has offered her the job. Personally, I'd always suspected he would name Clinton to the Supreme Court with the first opening there, but the fact that Obama is looking to build bridges with former enemies this early says volumes about how he's going to approach governance. Mostly that is a ...
HuffPo (well...): Obama offers Hillary State
Corrente —
Here.:
Multiple reports have indicated that Clinton was under serious consideration for the nation’s top diplomatic post, in addition to Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, the Republican Senator from Nebraska.
It’s entirely up to Hillary, but if the offer has in fact been made, I hope she doesn’t take it:
The biggest foreign policy issues — Iraq, Afghanistan, global warming — won’t be on her desk anyhow, and I want her in the Senate fighting for HOLC and health care. I’d like ...
Clinton, Richardson Vie for Secretary of State
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... consideration to be Secretary of State in the Obama administration." "News of the meeting comes after a similar face-to-face meeting Thursday between Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) sparked a day-long frenzy of speculation about the possibility that she could be Secretary of State."
Both Clinton and Richardson were Obama's rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Sources said Clinton is now a top contender for the job. The Huffington Post says Obama has already offered Clinton the job.
Clinton to State? Is Mid-East Peace Back On The Table?
Firedoglake —
... There has been a lot of chatter the last 48 hours or so about Obama considering Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State. The chatter practically exploded this afternoon with the report that the President-Elect had formally offered the job to her and she was considering the offer. ...
