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Obama gets the Clinton band back together - Ben Smith and Carrie Budoff Brown
Plouffe remains a key advisor, and was spotted in the transition office Thursday, but with a new baby, credit for a historic victory, and plans to return to the private sector, he's no longer running the show. Podesta, who heads the Center for American Progress, was Clinton's chief of staff ...
Obama's Clinton Initiative
Obama's Clinton Initiative
observer.com — Why would Barack Obama invite Hillary Clinton into a serious discussion of her potential appointment as Secretary of State without reaching his own conclusions about the risks and benefits of that possibility? That seems frivolous and foolish, ... (more) Obama's Clinton Initiative
Who Were Those Clinton-McCain Crossover Voters? - Horserace
cbsnews.com — CBS News' Election and Survey Unit's survey analyst extraordinaire Jennifer De Pinto goes inside the exit polls from last week's election and finds some interesting nuggets about those Hillary Clinton supporters who voted for John McCain: As voters ... (more) Who Were Those Clinton-McCain Crossover Voters? - Horserace
Many Dealings of Bill Clinton Under Review
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nytimes.com — 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. > (more) Many Dealings of Bill Clinton Under Review
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Obama Brings Clinton Team Back Together
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — The Politico reports that Barack Obama's administration is starting to looks a lot like Bill Clinton's: Here's how you can tell the campaign is over and the transition has begun: Barack Obama's aides now wear suits and ties, their desks are in the Federal Building on 6th Street in Washington, D.C.--and Clintonites are everywhere. Obama's victory in the general election produced what his primary campaign couldn't: A swift merger of the Clinton Wing of the Democratic Party with the Illinois Senator's self-styled insurgency. The merger began, during ...

Obama Brings Clinton Team Back Together
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — The Politico reports that Barack Obama's administration is starting to looks a lot like Bill Clinton's: Here's how you can tell the campaign is over and the transition has begun: Barack Obama's aides now wear suits and ties, their desks are in the Federal Building on 6th Street in Washington, D.C.--and Clintonites are everywhere. Obama's victory in the general election produced what his primary campaign couldn't: A swift merger of the Clinton Wing of the Democratic Party with the Illinois Senator's self-styled insurgency. The merger began, during ...

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