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Clinton to Be Introduced as Part of Obama Security Team
nytimes.com - 12/1/2008
Clinton to Be Introduced as Part of Obama Security Team
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CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday will seal their rapprochement when he announces her nomination as his secretary of state, Democrats close to the process said Sunday. Mrs. Clinton, once considered the Democratic frontrunner for president, is ...
Bill Clinton to Name Donors as Part of Obama Deal
nytimes.com - 11/30/2008
Bill Clinton to Name Donors as Part of Obama Deal
— nytimes.com — The former president will disclose the names in a deal to clear the way for Senator Hillary... Rodham Clinton to become secretary of state, Democrats said. > (more) Bill Clinton to Name Donors as Part of Obama Deal

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Obama rolls out national security team
cnn.com - 12/1/2008
Obama rolls out national security team
— cnn.com — Obama is keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his current post.... (more) Obama rolls out national security team

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Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
gallup.com - 12/2/2008
Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans widely approve of Barack Obama's decisions, announced on Monday, to name Hillary Clinton... secretary of state and to ask Robert Gates to stay on as secretary of defense. mwboj_5e_uqnvqhkyovxoq These results are based on a ... (more) Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks

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Obama To Name National Security Team
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — President-elect Obama will name his six-person national security team at a Monday press conference in Chicago. Expected appointments: Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of State; Robert Gates to remain secretary of Defense; Eric Holder as attorney general; Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano for secretary of Homeland Security; Susan Rice as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; and retired Gen. James Jones as national security adviser. The New York Times notes Obama "has planned for a while to unveil the national security team after the Thanksgiving holiday, but the timing took on additional urgency after the terrorist attacks in ...

Anxiety Over Obama’s Picks For National Security And Foreign Policy? Not So Much…
Firedoglake — Photo via NathanF. Obama is slated to announce more cabinet nominees today at 10:40 am ET. Including a much-rumored nod to Hillary Clinton as SoS. While the chattering classes turn cartwheels to play up rifts and rumors, sniffing every shred of moldering dirty laundry, I ...

Clinging to the Wreckage (I): Murder, Inc. -- The Continuing Obscenity of U.S. Foreign Policy
Once Upon a Time... — ... Obama's own statements, together with his selection of individuals for major foreign policy and defense positions in his administration, make unarguably clear that he will change nothing of any importance in America's conduct of foreign policy. When Obama tells us he is committed to "change," he is lying, just as he has lied on a lengthy series of issues of great importance. As I noted in " ...

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