marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/14/2008
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1. There's was a private meeting. Contrary to what I said earlier, Rahm Emanuel wasn't in the room. He was in DC. But no one was in the room with the principles.
2. The meeting was not a formal interview; the guidance we're getting is that the two discussed the upcoming administration and the ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/14/2008
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blogs.abcnews.com —
ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports: President-elect Barack Obama
met with Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., yesterday to Chicago
to discuss the possibility of the senator becoming Secretary of State. A source with knowledge of the transition process ...
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Details on Hillary-Barack Meeting
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/14/2008
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com —
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and
Carrie Dann *** Hillary at State? As we've learned with
anything regarding the Clintons, one never knows exactly how serious the speculation might be. But let's assume the news -- reported ...
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First thoughts: Hillary at State?
thewashingtonnote.com - 11/14/2008
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thewashingtonnote.com —
Four days ago I published and then quickly
"unpublished" this item on Hillary Clinton being in line
for Secretary of State: I just received some surprising news -- like, really surprising. The deal is not done -- but at the moment -- ...
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Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State?
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Babbling About Clinton
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
Ambinder
muses:
Would Clinton become a glorified PR tool for Obama if she accepted the job?
A Powell, rather than a Rice?
Rice ...
Rambling On About Clinton
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
Ambinder as exhibit A:
Would Clinton become a glorified PR tool for Obama if she accepted the job?
A Powell, rather than a Rice?
Rice ...
Why would Hillary want to be Secretary of State?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... in return. As Ambinder puts it: The CW in Washington is that Obama wants Clinton in his cabinet more than Clinton wants to be in the cabinet, the theory being that the moment she steps into the administration, she loses her power base, she loses her Senate seat forever, and she loses her voice on domestic policy. She concedes her political identity. Actually, on policy: uncuriously silent in all this is Sen. Joe Biden, who has strong foreign policy ideas of his own and a bigger platform to share them with Obama. Would Clinton become a glorified PR tool for Obama if she ...
Hillary Clinton For Secretary Of State, Ctd.
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Marc thinks through the politics: Don't believe reports that Max Baucus intends to take the lead role on
health care legislation, anticipating a leadership vacuum because of
Sen. Ted Kennedy's illness and a possible Hillary Clinton
departure. What Baucus wants to do is make sure that his finance
committee plays a key role, so he's found a way to invest in the
debate. I defer to Marc's reporting. But this idea just reasonates with me as classic Obama. I don't think Clinton as secretary of state would be mere ...
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