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motherjones.com - 11/19/2008

Obama's First Drama: Hillary Clinton

— motherjones.com — I was agnostic on the matter of Hillary Clinton's possible appointment as secretary of state--until last night.... If Barack Obama, the president-elect, wanted to pull a Team of Rivals play, that had seemed fine to me. And placing Clinton in Foggy ... (more) Obama's First Drama: Hillary Clinton

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thewashingtonnote.com - 11/14/2008

Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State?

— thewashingtonnote.com — Four days ago I published and then quickly "unpublished" this item on Hillary Clinton being in line... for Secretary of State: I just received some surprising news -- like, really surprising. The deal is not done -- but at the moment -- ... (more) Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State?

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michellemalkin.com - 11/18/2008

Five words: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

— michellemalkin.com — Read this post » (more) Five words: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

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News — ... . But it doesn't make sense why Clinton would want to take a Cabinet post that usually lasts for just one term when she could remain in the Senate for the rest of her career, writes TalkingPointsMemo's Josh Marshall . Obama can't pick Clinton if he wants to make his transition all about transparency, since her husband hasn't released fundraising records about his foundation, writes Townhall's ...

Mark Nickolas: How Far Will Obama Take 'Team of Rivals' Approach? ... Hillary? McCain? Romney? Lieberman?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... true to his word and has resisted attempts to make calculated moves that hint at petty politics. So, I do believe this intention is genuine and that he's determined to re-create the modern day version of President Lincoln's cabinet when he did bring in his true political rivals to govern with him. Beside, recall how close Clinton is to Vice President-elect Joe Biden (D). The question I have is why would Clinton want the job? As Josh Marshall commented last night: Secretaries of State don't usually ...

11/14: Senators In The Spotlight
Blogometer — ... of Obama choosing Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State: TPM 's Josh Marshall doesn't understand why Clinton would want this position: "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 for life to run the State Department for Barack Obama." ...

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Talking Points Memo — ... Mind you, that doesn't mean I don't think it'll eventually happen. The latest chatter I've heard is that it's well on the way to being a done deal (though the rationale still escapes me). I'm just not buying this as confirmation. ...

It’s 3 a.m., Clinton’s Soaring at State, So No Kidding They Didn’t Get It
Taylor Marsh — ... David Rothkopf writes an op-ed in the Washington Post that proves just how fatal the progressive derangement of all things Hillary has been for some so called progressive big shots. Men who wouldn’t accept Hillary even when Pres. Obama showed his daring and brilliance by picking her for State, which had some chasing their analytic tails from the start of the Sect. Clinton rumors. Of course, the lead on that one was Josh “don’t get it” Marshall. Secretaries of State don’t usually last more than a single ...