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Reports: Obama Plans to Nominate Clinton After Thanksgiving
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Senior Obama aides say the president-elect expects to tap Clinton as secretary of state shortly after the holiday.
They say a ...
Two breaking news stories
Sister Toldjah —
... The second: The Politico is reporting that two senior Obama officials have told them that Hillary will be announced as Obama’s Sec. of State shortly after Thanksgiving: ...
Poll: Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State?
Politics Daily —
... Today, two stories are asserting that Barack Obama will offer Hillary Clinton the job of Secretary of State within days. Politico's sources are telling them that the call will come shortly after Thanksgiving, while ...
Clinton Nomination On Track
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
President-elect Obama is "on track" to name Sen. Hillary
Clinton as his secretary of state shortly after Thanksgiving, Politico reports. All financial disclosure issues have been worked out. ...
Making the Senate more enticing to Clinton
Political Animal —
MAKING THE SENATE MORE ENTICING TO CLINTON.... If you believe the reports, Hillary Clinton's departure from the Senate to become the Secretary of State is a done deal . I suspect it probably is, but one of the more common questions about the move is why Clinton would want to give up a great, long-term gig in the Senate for a tough, short-term gig in Foggy Bottom. Part of the problem for Clinton is that her seniority ...
Politico, AP Lean Into Clinton
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... News agencies push the envelope on SecState prospects, citing top Obama aides.
Politico: Obama expects to tap Clinton as secretary of state shortly after Thanksgiving. ...
Hillary At State: Done Deal?
TalkLeft —
Politico (and Andrea Mitchell at NBC) say so: President-elect Barack Obama is "on track" to name Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as his secretary of state shortly after Thanksgiving, two senior Obama aides said. Financial disclosure issues have been worked out, aides said. The officials said they expect her to accept. I think this is right and I think it has been a done deal, subject to the Bill Clinton financial stuff, since last Thursday. Basically, when the President asks you to serve, you can not say no. I think a lot of the ...
Hillary Clinton Should Be Senate Majority Leader And Make The Job Worth Something
DownWithTyranny! —
... Hillary Clinton would be a far better Majority Leader. It looks like that whole Secretary of State thing isn't happening-- or is it?-- and Democratic leaders say they're "willing" to give her an ...
Obama will Nominate Clinton to Secretary of State near Thanksgiving
The Latest on Air America —
... NBC's Andrea Mitchell has confirmed that Senator Hillary Clinton will be nominated for Secretary of State by Thanksgiving: Politico has more: ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... and Politico have all confirmed that the vetting issues are resolved and that Obama is "on track" to name Hillary Secretary of State after Thanksgiving. ...
Leaks
N/A —
... What leaks? Leaks? Maybe the leaks about the leaks on Clinton becoming Secretary of State are the real leaks. With Hillary’s legendary discipline exceded only by the Obama team’s near mythic ...
Obama's appointments
Stubborn Facts —
... As Somin says, however, this is not a blank cheque; Presidents get a high level of deference on executive branch appointments, but I continue to think that Obama's apparent desire to appoint Hillary ...
Obama: Hillary At State Is the Change We Need
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... pity the likes of drama king Josh Marshall who was quoted on CNN yesterday with the view that Hillary's efforts on health care and her presidential campaign were both "trainwrecks" so she should just stay in the senate. Here's change we need: Marshall, Hitchens, Matthews, Dowd and other victims of Clinton Derangement Syndrome can now take their incessant high drama whining to President No Drama Obama. From Mike Allen at Politico: President-elect Barack Obama is "on track" to name Sen. Hillary Rodham ...
New Hillary twist: She can’t make up her mind on State; Update: Yes, finally
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... All the more reason to demand her appointment. With the sole exception of the ‘Cuda, she’s the only inexhaustible supply of blogworthy drama on the political landscape. Four years of Hot Air content hang in the balance. She must accept. And if you believe Politico and ...
