blogs.tnr.com - 11/17/2008
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Some questions about the speculation du jour: --Would Obama really welcome the drama having Clinton in his cabinet would inevitably entail? --How does John Kerry feel today? --How many other serious candidates are out there? I don't get the sense that may foreign policy insiders take the ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/13/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) looks up during
a Veterans Day event at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
in New York City. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images) By Al Kamen and Philip Rucker There's increasing chatter in political circles that the Obama ...
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Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State?
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/14/2008
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com —
From NBC’s Andrea MitchellTwo Obama advisers have told
NBC News that Hillary Clinton is under consideration to
be secretary of state. Would she be interested? Those who know Clinton say possibly. But her office says that any decisions ...
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Hillary for State?
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/14/2008
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and
Carrie Dann *** Hillary at State? As we've learned with
anything regarding the Clintons, one never knows exactly how serious the speculation might be. But let's assume the news -- reported ...
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First thoughts: Hillary at State?
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Vetting Bill, considering Hillary
The Reaction —
... reviewing former President Bill Clinton's finances and activities to see whether they would preclude the appointment of his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as secretary of state." I still think Obama is serious about this (and should be) -- and that he and Hillary could form an effective "Team of Allies." It isn't just for show. And yet... Questions abound -- and Michael Crowley asked some of them last Friday, including: -- "How would Joe ...
Vetting Bill, Considering Hillary
The Moderate Voice —
... advisers have begun reviewing former President Bill Clinton’s finances and activities to see whether they would preclude the appointment of his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as secretary of state.”
I still think Obama is serious about this (and should be) — and that he and Hillary could form an effective “Team of Allies.” It isn’t just for show.
And yet…
Questions abound — and TNR’s Michael Crowley asked some of them last Friday, including:
– “How would Joe Biden feel? ...
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Hillary for State?
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/17/2008 —
I’ve been out of the country and not able to follow the Clinton for Secretary of State gossip in all the level of detail I would have liked. But surely I wouldn’t be the first to observe that this would seem like an odd pairing. ...
Hillary as Secretary of State
poligazette.com 11/14/2008 — According to several reports in American media, Senator Hillary Clinton could very well become the Secretary of State in the Obama administration which will take office in January 2009.
Team Obama was considering asking individuals like Sen. Chuck ...
Hillary Clinton: Secretary of State?
swamppolitics.com 11/14/2008 — by John McCormick and Rick Pearson
Senior officials with President-elect Barack Obama's transition team said late Thursday that Sen. Hillary Clinton would be an asset to the new administration, but declined to confirm reports she was under ...
Hillary as Secretary of State
corner.nationalreview.com 12/1/2008 — The long and the short of it: She'll be answering the 3 A.M. phone call after all.
Hillary to Foggy Bottom?
the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/15/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings The latest juicy morsel of speculation coming out of The Transition, or at least making its way around Transition watchers, has to do with Hillary being a candidate for Secretary of State. Here's WaPo : There's ...
Don’t Do It, Hillary!
thedailybeast.com 11/18/2008 — The job of secretary of state is full of political hazards for the junior senator of New York. Hillary Clinton has a pretty good life. Sure, she s not president, but neither are most people. What she is is New York Senator for Life, heir to an ...
HILLARY CLINTON: Barack Obama's secretary of state? -
chicagotribune.com 11/14/2008 — Senior officials with President-elect Barack Obama's transition team said late Thursday that Sen. Hillary Clinton would be an asset to the new administration, but declined to confirm reports she was under consideration for secretary of state. Aides to ...
Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State? Great, says GOP -
newsday.com 11/18/2008 — Yes, there are several names being floated for secretary of state in the Obama administration. But it was the trial balloon named Hillary Rodham Clinton that drew praise from several Republicans this past weekend, as well as from her own husband, who ...
Transition: Bill Clinton gets vetted —
First Read 11/17/2008
The New York Times writes that Bill Clinton perhaps remains the last obstacle to Hillary Clinton being named as Obama’s secretary of state. “President-elect Barack Obama’s advisers have begun reviewing former President Bill Clinton’s finances and ...
Greene: Scenes from the Obama honeymoon —
CNN Political Ticker 11/17/2008
ABOARD THE CNN EXPRESS
MICHAEL GOTTSCHALK/AFP/Getty Images
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN)– Here’s the thing about honeymoons:
One of their defining aspects is that the rest of the world is supposed to leave you alone.
Right.
Chicago in November is ...
Obama acts presidential even as he lays low —
CNN Political Ticker 11/17/2008
(CNN) – The man once referred to by a rival campaign as “the biggest celebrity in the world” has intentionally been keeping a very low profile in the awkward limbo period between Election Day and his inauguration on January 20.
But on Monday ...
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