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The Associated Press: Aide: Obama on track to nominate Clinton
4 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) President-elect Barack Obama is on track to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, an aide to his transition said Thursday. One week after the former primary rivals met secretly to discuss the idea of Clinton becoming the nation's ...
Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
washingtonindependent.com — Many foreign policy experts wonder whether a Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would reach beyond loyalists to bring in progressive Obama supporters after an acrimonious primary. (more) Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
Obama aides say Clinton 'on track' for secretary of state job
Obama aides say Clinton 'on track' for secretary of state job
cnn.com — Sources say former Sen. Tom Daschle has been picked to lead Health and Human Services. (more) Obama aides say Clinton 'on track' for secretary of ...
So that was it?
corner.nationalreview.com — So a mere two weeks after victory, 'hope and change' and 'a break from the past' reified into parceling out posts to dozens of Clintonite retreads, plenty of the old requisite Ivy-League law degrees, ample influence from establishment ex-lobbyists, de ... (more) So that was it?
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Reports: Obama Plans to Nominate Clinton After Thanksgiving
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... the president-elect expects to tap Clinton as secretary of state shortly after the holiday. They say a financial disclosure agreement has been reached with Bill Clinton. No comment from Clinton aides.       ...

Report: Clinton Nomination Looking Likely
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... out financial disclosure issues involving Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, and the complicated international funding of his foundation that operates in 27 countries. The aide said Obama and Hillary Clinton have had substantive conversations about the secretary of state job. Clinton has been mulling the post for several days, but the transition aide’s comments suggested that Obama’s team does not feel she is inclined to turn it down. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated ...

Poll: Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State?
Politics Daily — ... 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, clearing the way for his wife to become the third female Secretary of State. ...

Politico, AP Lean Into Clinton
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Obama expects to tap Clinton as secretary of state shortly after Thanksgiving. AP: A financial disclosure agreement has been reached with Bill Clinton. And/But: ...

Report: Clinton Nomination Looking Likely
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... out financial disclosure issues involving Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, and the complicated international funding of his foundation that operates in 27 countries. The aide said Obama and Hillary Clinton have had substantive conversations about the secretary of state job. Clinton has been mulling the post for several days, but the transition aide’s comments suggested that Obama’s team does not feel she is inclined to turn it down. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated ...

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