Report: Hillary to Accept Secretary of State
Politics Daily — Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Barack Obama, Breaking News, 2008 President, Obama AdministrationThe UK Guardian is reporting that Hillary Clinton will accept Barack Obama's purported offer to be his Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned.Ordinarily, I would take this kind of report with an entire salt lick, rather than the ...

Hillary Clinton to accept Obama's offer of secretary of state job
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... replacing Condoleezza Rice. Since being elected senator for New York, she has specialised in foreign affairs and defence. Although she supported the war in Iraq, she and Obama basically agree on a withdrawal of American troops. Clinton, who still harbours hopes of a future presidential run, had to weigh up whether she would be better placed by staying in the Senate, which offers a platform for life, or making the more uncertain career move to the secretary of state job. Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/17/hillary-cli...

Guardian: Hillary To Accept State
TalkLeft — Let the online riot begin: Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama's advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton's foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the vetting is likely to be a problem. ...

Hillary Clinton should not want to be Obama's Secretary of State.
Althouse — ... UPDATE: The Guardian claims to have learned that "Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama." Why would she let it be known that she'd accept the job if it's offered? As a ploy to lock him in? ...

Five words: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Michelle Malkin — [image] So say The Guardian and Drudge. I’m skeptical, but bracing for the worst. Hmmm… Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama’s advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton’s foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the vetting is likely to be a problem. Where do you think she should take her ...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Comments from Left Field — ... Or, at least, Hillary is willing to go by that.  Mrs. Clinton, former first lady, former presidential rival to President Elect Barack Obama, and current junior senator from New York reportedly will accept the nomination as the nation’s top diplomat. ...

Eh ...
Talking Points Memo — ... About that Guardian story reporting that Hillary's going to accept Obama's State Department offer ... Regular readers know I put next to no stock in what the British papers report about American politics. And in this case, I'll believe it when I see it with some real sourcing and from another news outlet. ...

Surprise: Hillary Clinton Plans to Accept Secretary of State Job Offer
Ace of Spades HQ — Surprise: Hillary Clinton Plans to Accept Secretary of State Job Offer I guess now we'll see if her purported "toughness" was all a ruse to persuade centrist Democrats or genuine. Obama's advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton's foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the vetting is likely to be a problem. Well whaddaya know. Vetting the Clintons won't be a problem for Democrats. Vetting Joe the Plumber for his position as Citizen, on the ...

Bart Motes: Hillary Clinton Accepts Obama's Offer
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The Guardian is now reporting that Hillary Clinton will accept President-Elect Barack Obama's offer to become Secretary of State. My immediate question was, what would the loons at ...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? I Could Get Behind That.
The Sundries Shack — [image] The Guardian is reporting that President-elect Obama has offered the job of Secretary of State to his recent political rival Hillary Clinton and she plan to accept. ...

rumor central: sec. of state hillary!
skippy the bush kangaroo — if anyone has their finger on the pulse of what goes on in american politics, it's the uk guardian. snark aside, or at least as far aside as we can push it (which is about an inch to the left of our monitor), the paper is reporting that hillary will accept barack "to the future" obama's* offer of secretary of state: ...

Report: Hillary Clinton Will Take Secretary of State Job
Gateway Pundit — Unity-- Hillary Clinton will accept the Secretary of State cabinet position with the Obama Administration. Drudge Report and The Guardian reported: Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama's advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton's foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ...

Clinton Will Accept Obama's Offer
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Sen. Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of Secretary of State offered by President-elect Obama, "who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration," the Guardian has learned. ...

Hillary to Accept Secretary of the State Job
Stop The ACLU — ... The fun begins! The real dream team has arrived to usher in the new age of change! Conservatives, brace yourselves! Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned… Clinton would be well placed to become the country’s dominant voice in foreign affairs, replacing Condoleezza Rice. Since being elected senator for New York, she has specialised in foreign affairs and defence. Although she supported the war in Iraq, she and Obama basically ...

Oh, Boy
Daily Pundit — Hillary Clinton to accept Barack Obama’s offer of secretary of state job | World news | guardian.co.uk As part of the coalition-building, Obama today also reached out to his defeated Republican rival, John McCain, to discuss how they could work together to roll back some of the most controversial policies of the Bush years. Putting aside the bitter words thrown about with abandon by both sides during the election campaign, McCain flew to meet Obama at his headquarters in the Kluczynski Federal Building, in downtown Chicago. Obama, speaking ...

Hillary Clinton to Become Secretary of State in Obama Administration
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... According to the U.K’s Guardian newspaper it is a done deal - Hillary Clinton will become the next Secretary of State. Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama’s advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton’s foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the ...

Clinton to Be Secretary of State?
Confederate Yankee — Clinton to Be Secretary of State? The Guardian is reporting that Hillary Clinton will join the Obama administration as Secretary of State : Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama's advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton's foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the vetting is likely ...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton?
protein wisdom — The cankles that roared . Not really sure how this will work, policy-wise: will Clinton provide a muscular foreign policy cover for Obama? Or will she now be free to adopt a more “progressive” foreign policy, and please the base that largely abandoned her in favor of Barack? One of the reasons I would have been less concerned with a Clinton presidency than I am with a Barack Obama stewardship is that I believe Hillary would have held fast in the GWOT — in so doing, making a statement that a female CiC will refuse to show weakness when confronted with an enemy that treats women ...

Guardian: Hillary to accept Obama SOS offer
Corrente — The Guardian’s Ewen MacAskill: Hillary Clinton to accept Obama’s offer of secretary of state job Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama’s advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton’s foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that ...

Are People Gaming the Refs?
Booman Tribune — Someone is telling Ewen MacAskill of the The Guardian that Hillary Clinton plans on accepting 'Barack Obama's offer' of Secretary of State. The Clinton critters (and Lieberman critters) sure are busy working the refs. Color me skeptical. It sure seems like the Establishment is doing their best to railroad Obama during the Transition. I'm not saying that Obama won't tap Clinton for State or that Lieberman won't keep his gavel. But I can smell the invisible hand here. I know Obama is looking to have an inclusive cabinet and to keep his enemies close. I'm okay with that. But ...

Report: Hillary Clinton Will Accept Obama Secretary Of State Job
The Moderate Voice — ... Will New York Senator Hillary Clinton accept a reported job offer of Secretary of State from her onetime Democratic nomination rival President Elect Barack Obama? The British newspaper The Guardian says she is going to accept it — and a longtime Democratic strategist says Obama’s offer to Clinton and his victory speech signal Obama’s intention to make his presidency a “big” Presidency. ...

Guardian Reports Hilary to Take Secretary of State
Firedoglake — ... The Guardian is reporting that Hillary Clinton "plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama." Obviously take with a grain of salt until their is an official announcement. ...

Hillary Clinton To Accept Secretary Of State Job
Say Anything — I didn’t want either one of them, and now we’re getting them both. Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama’s advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton’s foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the ...

Hillary Clinton Is Kind Of, Definitely, Maybe the Next Secretary of State
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... Here’s a summary of the day’s Clinton watch via Political Wire: The Guardian says she’ll definitely take the job that the Washington Post reports she may be up for. All eyes now turn to Bill, who’s Global Initiative, huge personality and international superstardom complicate the vetting process. ...

British newspaper reports Hillary will be secretary of state
The Reaction — ... with respect to his many international dealings and connections -- and now one newspaper (and one newspaper alone), Britain's Guardian, is reporting that Hillary will accept Obama's offer. ...

Hillary Accepts?
Patterico's Pontifications — The Guardian says Hillary has accepted the Secretary of State post: Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned… The only thing is, as Allahpundit notes, nobody on this side of the pond seems to be reporting it yet. A bit odd, that . . .

Hillary Clinton Is Kind of, Definitely, Maybe the Next Secretary of State
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama’s advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton’s foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the vetting is likely to be a problem. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated ...

Barcepundit (English edition) — ... HILLARY may have accepted the offer of being Obama's secretary of State, according to The Guardian. This is a clever move: Obama would not only bring his former rival, and her supporters, under the tent. He would also assuage all those who were worried that Obama is too soft in international policy. He has someone who can take that 3 a.m. call, so to speak. ...

Hillary as Secretary of State
Betsy's Page — The Guardian is reporting that he has offered her the job and she is going to accept it. I'm not sure why the Guardian would be the beneficiary of such a leak? Can't they leak to an American newspaper? Though ...

Hillary will be Secretary of State
Wizbang — I know some people are surprised, but personally, I'm not. After the VP pick fiasco, if Obama wants to soothe the ruffled feathers there he'll need to offer Hillary some kind of consolation prize. And I guess Secretary of State is it. What's more surprising to me is that apparently, she plans to accept . Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama's advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton's foundation, which ...

Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake — ... Hillary accepts?  It might be up to teh Clenis. Wingnut fight: Huck bitchslaps Romney. Lieberputz to keep chairmanship.  Zogby conducts anti-Obama push poll. More awesome news from Wall St.! Saxby fights a subpoena. Whining from Norm Coleman. Debating choice. Prince backpedals on teh homophobia. LOL.

Doesn't the world already hate America enough?
Daimnation! — I figured Hillary Clinton would be given a nice consolation prize, but I didn't think it would be this one: Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Damian P.

Hillary to State
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — Via the Guardian: Hillary Clinton to accept Barack Obama’s offer of secretary of state job Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. I find this an odd choice, as I am not sure what it is about Clinton’s resume that suggests Secretary of State as an obvious job to offer her. If we had a parliamentary system and Obama needed to build a governing coalition, then I could ...

Cold water
Wizbang — I'm skeptical about The Guardian's reporting that Hillary Clinton plans to accept the post of Secretary of State. Here's why- What is the newspaper's source? The news article makes no mention of even an annonymous source. Why would a newspaper in the United Kingdom be privy to this information? If someone wanted to leak it, wouldn't they start with AP, The New York Times or The Washington Post? Michelle Malkin ...

Madame Secretary?
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — I admit that I dismissed early reports about Clinton being offered the top job at State as pure media gossip.  At the time it seemed - and still seems on a number of levels - a strange choice by Obama and also not the kind of job that Hillary Clinton would necessarily want, depending on whether you think she wants/is able to make another run at the presidency eight years from now. But now it looks like it may actually happen.  The Guardian reports that Clinton is poised to accept the nomination, and ...

Allies and Rivals: Will Hillary Be Secretary of State?
The Moderate Voice — ... with respect to his many international dealings and connections — and now one newspaper (and one newspaper alone), Britain’s Guardian, is reporting that Hillary will accept Obama’s offer. ...

Hillary's State Department and Its Objectors
Weekly Standard Blog — Neocons may indeed be hailing the coming Hillary era at State, as the Guardian reports: Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama's advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton's foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the vetting is likely to be a ...

THE CLINTON CHOICE AT STATE
Right Wing Nut House — It’s not a done deal yet – apparently there are concerns about some of Billy’s more creative billing procedures connected to his globe trotting - but if Obama thinks her confirmation wouldn’t be too bruising an affair, there’s a good chance that Hillary Clinton will take the job of Secretary of State in the new Administratiion: Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama’s advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton’s ...

Would a Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Be a Return to the Past? No. Here's Why
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... So far, no one has confirmed the Guardian report that Hillary Clinton will accept the offer to become Barack Obama's first Secretary of State, which suggests to me the Guardian got a little more out-front on that story than was appropriate. But what does it mean if she takes it? After appointing a ...

Hillary At State?
JustOneMinute — Hillary as Secretary of State? Hillary has or has not been offered the job and will or will not accept (the Guardian is more definitive but are they credible?). As always with the Clintons the first question is, does this advance their political interests? Hard to see how - ...

A team player
Political Animal — ... to say about the prospect of Hillary Clinton joining the Obama administration as Secretary of State, in part because I'm inclined to take a wait-and-see attitude. We know the president-elect has met with the New York senator, we're pretty sure they discussed the job at Foggy Bottom, and we're kinda sorta sure has been or will be offered the job. We don't know, however, whether Clinton wants or will accept the gig, or whether she might run into confirmation trouble. (Yes, I know what the ...

Joanne Bamberger: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Will She or Won't She?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The British newspaper The Guardian claims that Hillary already has accepted the position, but nothing is being reported here other than that Barack Obama's people are still vetting her (and Bill). ...

NY-Sen: So, what happens if there's a vacancy?
Daily Kos — ... those reasons. Only problem is her Blue Doggery, as well as the fact that she holds a seat which could go Republican in 2010. She'd be a sure thing for reelection, though. Rep. Michael Arcuri of Oneida County. Arcuri was considered a rising star in the party until nearly blowing his 2008 reelection against no-name opponent Richard Hanna. This has taken some of the luster off of the Congressman. If Hillary Clinton is appointed to the Senate, as the Guardian believes she will be, it should be an exciting time for New Yorkers. ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/18/2008
Gates of Vienna — ... Hillary Clinton to Accept Obama’s Offer of Secretary of State Job Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned. Obama’s advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton’s foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the vetting is likely to ...

An Idea Whose Time Has Gone
Antiwar.com Original — R umors in early November that Hillary Clinton would be Barack Obama's Secretary of State have by now been substantiated; the official announcement is thought to be only days away. Other Clinton-era officials, such as Bill Richardson, have been tapped for cabinet positions as well. As one Washington journalist ...

Yesterday is Tomorrow
The Democratic Daily — ... Whether we realize it or not (because the recession deepens by the day) the days of plenty have passed away for a time. And we sit in this limbo of war-that-is-not-war, dangerously extended and building up murderous hostility each day. Shouting names at one another, or throwing a hissy-fit because our priorities are not shared by all is a luxury we can ill afford. John McCain met with Barack Obama today, (and Obama is reportedly offering the Secretary of State slot to Hillary Clinton) and it can either be a sad grace-note at the beginning of ...