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Clinton Top Contender for Secretary of State
Updated 1:30 p.m. By Anne E. Kornblut After an under-wraps meeting with President-elect Barack Obama in Chicago on Thursday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is now considered a top contender for the role of Secretary of State in the Obama administration, several people involved in the process said ...
Details on Hillary-Barack Meeting
Details on Hillary-Barack Meeting
blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports: President-elect Barack Obama met with Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., yesterday to Chicago... to discuss the possibility of the senator becoming Secretary of State. A source with knowledge of the transition process ... (more) Details on Hillary-Barack Meeting
Don't Get It
talkingpointsmemo.com — Secretaries of State don't usually last more than a single presidential term. And sometimes they don't make... it that long. So, for the life of me, I do not understand why Hillary Clinton would want to give up what is in all likelihood a senate seat ... (more) Don't Get It
Obama Weighs Hillary as Secretary of State
Obama Weighs Hillary as Secretary of State
cnn.com — Clinton fans will feel shunned if Obama dismisses Clinton AGAIN, especially after testing the waters. ©2008 Garling... Gauge . All Rights Reserved. . (more) Obama Weighs Hillary as Secretary of State
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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. ...

Hillary or Richardson
PoliGazette — ... One day after we reported that Sen. Hillary Clinton was in the running for Secretary of State in an Obama administration it has become clear that there are only two candidates left standing for the job: Clinton and Governor Bill Richardson. ...

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