dailykos.com - 11/18/2008
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Talk is heating up that Hillary Clinton may become the next Secretary of State. Since word leaked out Obama and Hillary met in Chicago, neither camp has moved to dispel the rumors. Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton have kept their conversations tightly held, but that silence has only ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/18/2008
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com —
The vetting of Hillary Clinton is ongoing, delicate,
sensitive and private -- but not, according to people
with direct knowledge of the work, acrimonious. Despite press reports about former President Bill Clinton's resistance to turn over ...
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Clintons Cooperating With Obama Vetting; Clinton's Real ...
observer.com - 11/17/2008
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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, ...
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Obama's Clinton Initiative
motherjones.com - 11/19/2008
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motherjones.com —
I was agnostic on the matter of Hillary
Clinton's possible appointment as secretary of state--until last night.
If Barack Obama, the president-elect, wanted to pull a Team of Rivals play, that had seemed fine to me. And placing Clinton in Foggy ...
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Obama's First Drama: Hillary Clinton
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11/18: Netroots' Hopes Dashed
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... could jeopardize Hillary Clinton 's ability to serve as Sec/State: Daily Kos ' Scout Finch is still strongly in favor of Obama selecting Clinton as his Sec/State: "Hillary Clinton as SoS is a win-win. And given the fact Obama has repeatedly talked of admiring [Abraham] Lincoln 's ability to bring even his most bitter rivals into his administration, it makes perfect sense. It gives her an important role in the Obama administration, continues to build her foreign policy cred, and will keep her out of Senate meddling and Obama's hair." Meanwhile, Weekly Standard blogger ...
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theheretik.us 11/2/2008 —
How bad is it for McCain? The election hasn’t even been held yet and certain scions of a nepotistic type are writing the obits of an Obama presidency.
It’s hard to believe that just four years ago, some were talking about Barack ...
Clinton job for Obama may depend on Bill —
Reuters: Politics 11/18/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Sen. Hillary Clinton is to be picked by President-elect Barack Obama as his secretary of state, it may well depend on a review of the business activities of her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
Clinton job for Obama may depend on Bill —
Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Sen. Hillary Clinton is to be picked by President-elect Barack Obama as his secretary of state, it may well depend on a review of the business activities of her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
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