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Obama and Clinton: "A Perfect Partnership"?
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Sunday NY Times looks at the potential of a strong bond between Obama and his future secretary of state.
Clinton associate: “She feels like she's been treated very well in the way she's been asked."
Plus: Sen. Clinton has spoken several times to Michelle Obama about raising a family in the White House.
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Love Story
N/A —
... Barack and Hillary, forever? “They got past this long before their supporters and the party activists did,” said one Democrat who is close to both Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton.“ ...
Obama Will Allow Clinton to Pick Staff
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
The New York Times reports President-elect Obama reassured Sen. Hillary Clinton that "as secretary of state she would
have direct access to him and could select her own staff" and with that "the wooing
was complete." ...
The Early Word: Axelrod on the Auto Bailout
The Caucus —
... , including long-time aide, Robert Gibbs, who will serve as press secretary. The most buzz-worthy of all of Mr. Obama’s cabinet choices has undoubtedly been Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton who intends to give up her Senate seat to become secretary of State. The Times’s Elisabeth Bumiller reports on how the two former rivals reached a political détente of sorts. She also notes: Few are predicting that this new relationship born of mutual respect and self-interest will grow into a tight bond between the new president and the woman who will be the public face of his ...
Obama Eyeing Jim Steinberg As Dept. Secretary Of State, Official Says
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... With Sen. Hillary Clinton reportedly set to accept the job of Secretary of State, questions have surrounded which other figures would fill out the staff. Steinberg is not a Clinton loyalist -- like, say, Richard Holbrooke -- having counseled Obama during the primary. He is well regarded throughout the party, known, as his former Brookings Institute colleague Michael O'Hanlon put it, as "an incredible networker, but someone who masters the substance as well." According to the New York Times, Clinton had been "reassured" by Obama that she "could select her own staff" ...
Obama Eyeing Jim Steinberg As Dept. Secretary Of State, Official Says
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... With Sen. Hillary Clinton reportedly set to accept the job of Secretary of State, questions have surrounded which other figures would fill out the staff. Steinberg is not a Clinton loyalist -- like, say, Richard Holbrooke -- having counseled Obama during the primary. He is well regarded throughout the party, known, as his former Brookings Institute colleague Michael O'Hanlon put it, as "an incredible networker, but someone who masters the substance as well." According to the New York Times, Clinton had been "reassured" by Obama that she "could select her own staff" ...
Obama Will Allow Clinton to Pick Staff
The Hollywood Liberal —
... The New York Times reports President-elect Obama reassured Sen. Hillary Clinton that “as secretary of state she would have direct access to him and could select her own staff” and with that “the wooing was complete.” ...
Arianna Huffington: Hillary + Obama = High Drama
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
It's too early to tell what changes Hillary Clinton will bring to Barack Obama's foreign policy, but she's already had an enormous effect on his brand. Her addition to his team has turned "No Drama Obama" into "Mo' Drama Obama."
Hillary's appointment isn't even official, but the Obama/Clinton narrative has already left the realm of politics. Its twists, turns, shadings, and complex emotions are the stuff of literature.
But who would be the best writer to do this saga justice?
Reading the New York Times' accounts (here and here) of the "awkward dance" that led to Hillary's selection by "the man who ...
