memeorandum.com - 11/18/2008
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Ewen MacAskill / 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, ...
guardian.co.uk - 11/17/2008
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?
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Barcepundit (English edition) —
... 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.
But most of all, it's great news for Bill: just think how many days she'll be traveling out of town. Paaaaaaarty!
UPDATE. Allah has more, and Memeorandum is buzzing... ...
'I Thought We Were Done With the Clintons'
JammieWearingFool —
... pick her? I thought we were done with the Clintons. She'll just use it to build her power base. It's Machiavellian . And then we'll have Bill Clinton, too. I thought Obama didn't want drama. He's already got [chief of staff Rahm] Emanuel and [transition team leader John] Podesta. He'll have even more drama with her. " She's just a soap opera . If he doesn't pick her, everyone will say she's been dissed again, we'll have to live through that again." Speaking of Mrs. Clinton, there's plenty of chatter about her accepting the Secretary of State position, but nothing is confirmed ...
Clinton as Secretary Of State
Balloon Juice —
... I still don’t get it. It will be nothing but leaks and drama, she brings all sorts of baggage to the table, and remember- she was wrong about Iraq, she wants to bomb the hell out of Iran, and she signed the AUMF. What is the point of a fresh starts on the foreign scene when it is little different from the status quo? ...
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Say Anything
Well why wouldn’t she? Did anyone honestly expect her to turn it down?
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Poll: Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State? —
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Today, two stories are asserting that Barack Obama will offer Hillary Clinton the job of Secretary of State within days. Politico's sources are telling them that the call will come shortly after Thanksgiving, while the AP says that a disclosure agreement has been reached with Bill Clinton, ...
Clinton Could Still Reject State Offer —
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Sen. Hillary Clinton "isn't certain she would accept the Secretary of State post even if Barack Obama offers it to her," according to Politico . "Press reports that portray Clinton as willing to accept the job - once the Obama transition team vets Bill Clinton's philanthropic and business ...
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.
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Morning Roundup: Around the Web with a Lame Duck —
The Latest on Air America
Chatter in the back alleys of DC suggests what the Washington Post cautiously reflects in today's edition: A deal has been struck. Lieberman to keep his posts. In other news, life is occasionally unjust.
The Guardian reports that Hillary Clinton will accept Obama's job offer and become ...
McCain Can Play Maverick Again —
TalkLeft
As we wait and wonder about the accuracy of reports that Hillary Clinton will accept the top job at the State Department, the news about John McCain is more definitive: he left his meeting with Barack Obama without an employment offer . Good thing he kept his day job. Why the meeting? It's ...
Hillary Clinton to Accept Obama's Offer of Secretary State Job —
BlondeSense
Hillz and Barry Sitting in a Tree...Breaking NewsThese two lovebirds were meant for each other from the very start, here. The Guardian has learned today that 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Report: Hillary to Accept Secretary of State —
Politics Daily
The UK Guardian is reporting that Hillary Clinton will accept Barack Obama's purported offer to be his Secre tary 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 ...
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