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The Page by Mark Halperin: The President Clinton Factor
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TalkLeft: NYTimes: State Is Hillary's, Subject To Bill's Accepting Conditions
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com: Al Giordano: Mr. President-Elect: Judge Abner Mikva Is Right About Sen. Clinton as Secretary of State
The President Clinton Factor
The Page by Mark Halperin —
Mikva's high bar
Ben Smith's Blog —
The transition communications director, Dan Pfeiffer, says Obama adviser Abner Mikva didn't speak for the campaign in a Times story that went online this evening, in which Mikva appeared to set an almost impossibly high bar for approving Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.
“There would have to be full disclosure as to who all were contributors to his library and foundation. I think they’d have to be made public," said Mikva.
That contradicts suggests from other's familiar with the process that the chief focus of negotiations is Clinton's activities with his foundation going forward -- not vetting of his past. ...
NYTimes: State Is Hillary's, Subject To Bill's Accepting Conditions
TalkLeft —
While the story takes a different tone, my view is that this Times story confirms the Guardian story. The nuts, imo: While aides to the president-elect declined Monday to discuss what sort of requirements would make it possible for Mrs. Clinton to serve as secretary of state, they said Mr. Obama would not formally offer her the job unless he was satisfied that there would be no conflicts posed by Mr. Clinton’s activities abroad. (Emphasis supplied.) The key word is "formally." The offer is conditional and conditions on ...
Al Giordano: Mr. President-Elect: Judge Abner Mikva Is Right About Sen. Clinton as Secretary of State
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... The transition communications director, Dan Pfeiffer, says Obama adviser Abner Mikva didn't speak for the campaign in a Times story that went online this evening, in which Mikva appeared to set an almost impossibly high bar for approving Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.... ...
Al Giordano: Mr. President-Elect: Judge Abner Mikva Is Right About SoS
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... The transition communications director, Dan Pfeiffer, says Obama adviser Abner Mikva didn't speak for the campaign in a Times story that went online this evening, in which Mikva appeared to set an almost impossibly high bar for approving Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.... ...
The President Clinton Factor
The Page by Mark Halperin —
NY Times: "Aides said Barack Obama would not formally offer Hillary Rodham Clinton a post unless he was satisfied that Bill Clinton's activities would not pose a conflict."
Plus: CNN on why the donor list of Bill Clinton's global foundation is at issue. ...
The Note: Reality Check for Obama Agenda
Political Radar —
Previous | Main The Note: Reality Check for Obama Agenda November 18, 2008 8:21 AM evABC News' Rick Klein reports in Tuesday's Note: About that hope thing -- can it wait ’til January? For all the excitement and expectations surrounding the elevation of President-elect Barack Obama, it’s a particularly grim week in Washington. Lawmakers are reassembling for the lamest of lame-duck session, doubtful that they’ll get anything done. Automakers and top administration officials trudge up to Capitol Hill Tuesday for their ritualized grillings -- but no one is quite sure what to do next. Republicans are looking for a new direction -- if ...
The Early Word: Vetting Mr. Clinton
The Caucus —
Ever since it became clear that President-elect Barack Obama was seriously considering Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to be his secretary of state, the focus has gradually shifted from her own qualifications and interest in the job to her husband’s international activities and how they complicate matters both for Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton. And The Times’s Don Van Natta Jr. and Jo Becker report ...
