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huffingtonpost.com - 12/9/2008
Cracks Appear In Obama Foreign Policy Team
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WASHINGTON — The first sign of cracks in President-elect Barack Obama's foreign policy team of rivals emerged on Monday as his choices for secretary of state and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations visited the State Department. As Secretary of State-pick Hillary Rodham Clinton and ...

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breitbart.com - 12/9/2008
Cracks appear in Obama foreign policy team
— breitbart.com — WASHINGTON (AP) - The first sign of cracks in President-elect Barack Obama's foreign policy team of rivals emerged on Monday as his choices for secretary of state and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations visited the State Department. As Secretary of ... (more) Cracks appear in Obama foreign policy team

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Rice to host HRC tonight
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 12/8/2008
Rice to host HRC tonight
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC’s Libby LeistSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice will host Hillary Clinton tonight for dinner at Rice's Watergate apartment, State Department transition sources tell NBC News. Clinton is also taking part in transition meetings today at the ... (more) Rice to host HRC tonight

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Sec. Rice Disagrees With Iraqi Spokesman On Iran’s View of SOFA
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
Sec. Rice Disagrees With Iraqi Spokesman On Iran’s View of SOFA
— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Putting the best possible face on the Bush administration’s disastrous legacy in the Middle East, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told the Associated Press in a farewell interview “ that Iran has chosen to scale back much of its most ... (more) Sec. Rice Disagrees With Iraqi Spokesman On Iran’s View ...

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — by Chris Bodenner Machinations between Hillaryland and the No-Drama camp appear to be surfacing already. (To your stations, Josh and Michelle.) ...

AP sees 'cracks' in foreign policy team
Political Animal — AP SEES 'CRACKS' IN FOREIGN POLICY TEAM.... To hear the Associated Press tell it, there are already foreign policy fissures in Barack Obama's foreign policy team, as a result of differences between Obama's choices for secretary of state and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Reading the piece, though, I have no idea wha the AP is talking about. As Secretary of State-pick Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.N. envoy-choice Susan Rice separately visited the diplomatic agency's headquarters in Washington's Foggy Bottom neighborhood, persons familiar with the transition said that ...

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