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Clinton Eyed for State
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Two Obama advisers have told NBC News that Sen. Hillary Clinton is under consideration to be secretary of state. She was seen taking a flight to Chicago today, though an aide claimed it was for "personal business." ...

Hillary goes to Chicago
Ben Smith's Blog — ... Andrea Mitchell reported this evening that Obama is considering Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, something that's been buzzed about as a possibility for a few days. ...

Hillary for Secretary of State?
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... From NBC’s Andrea Mitchell: Two 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 about the transition are up to the president-elect and his team. ...

Could Obama Name Hillary Clinton As His Secretary Of State?
The Moderate Voice — ... Stephanopoulos still has excellent sources in the Clinton camp (the Clintons, after all, are his former bosses).And the news reports about Clinton’s name being under consideration don’t stop there. NBC News: ...

Hillary to State?
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ... According to MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Clinton is “under consideration” and notes the following additional possible candidates: ...

Head Games
N/A — Former Queen in Waiting Hillary probably would still prefer to be head of state, but if that isn’t going to happen, she might as well become Secretary of State.  Or something. Let the bloviating begin.  This is either the best or the best idea possible. Let the best man or woman get the job.  Didn’t seem to apply when Hillary was in or out of the running for vice president with Obama. But at least if she becomes Sec State, she can be shipped out of the White House house ...

Strategies for Selecting a Cabinet
The Glittering Eye — ... The suggestion of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State would seem to be an example of the political strategy. I see little in Sen. Clinton’s background or history that suggests that she is suited by training, experience, or temperament to be a diplomat. Nor is she a skilled administrator. The environment of the senate is generally not one that cultivates team players, especially when you started at the top as Sen. Clinton did. ...

A Clinton in the Cabinet?
The Opinionator — “Two Obama advisers have told NBC News that Hillary Clinton is under consideration to be secretary of state ,” reports Andrea Mitchell at MSNBC. “Would she be interested? Those who know Clinton say possibly. But her office says that any decisions about the transition are up to the president-elect and his team.” ...

Valkyrie For War Czar
Jules Crittenden — ... [image] Hillary’s being floated now for Secretary of State . And as entertaining as the idea of sticking that in career backbench ditherer John Kerry’s face is, here’s another idea. Make her Oberreichskriegssturmfuhrer.  Or … to put it somewhat more Kumbayahishly … War Czar. This is the position that was created and defacto occupied by the widely despised and feared Dick Cheney under the hated Chimpy McHitlerburton regime. Here’s the deal. We all know Clintons in positions of executive power historically view war as something that should be fought with a missile here, a ...

Hillary to Foggy Bottom?
The Reaction — ... At MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell reports that Tom Daschle could be a "compromise choice." I didn't think much of him when he was Senate majority leader, but his support for Obama, from early on, was impressive, and I think he'd be an asset to the Obama Administration. I just don't think he's right for State. ...

If It Didn't Come from Obama's Camp, It's Not a Leak
Hoffmania! — ... The speculation over Senator Hillary Clinton as a possible Secretary of State in the Obama administration did not begin - as many are reporting - with Andrea Mitchell's report yesterday on NBC, based, she said, on "two Obama advisors." ...