thenation.com - 12/1/2008
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So it will be Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The senator from New York, who lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama because she supported authorizing President Bush to attack Iraq when her rival from Illinois opposed the move, will now be the face of President Obama's foreign ...
motherjones.com - 12/1/2008
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motherjones.com —
Barack Obama's national security team--at this early stage--presents
more questions than answers. His selection of Hillary Clinton...
to be secretary of state has been a much-chewed-over topic of pundit puzzlement . And with the Monday morning unveiling ...
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The Curious Retention of Robert Gates
change.gov - 12/2/2008
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change.gov —
With today's introduction of key members of the
National Security Team, President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect...
Joe Biden have now chosen nearly half of the cabinet, including the heads of the departments of State, Defense, Treasury, ...
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The National Security Team
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/30/2008
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latimesblogs.latimes.com —
The president-elect, no-drama Barack Obama , is expected
to name his new secretary of State, all-drama Hillary...
Clinton , as early as tomorrow as part of the week's rollout for his national security team. But can he? As pointed out by a ...
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Obama likely to name Hillary Clinton to Cabinet. But ...
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Anxiety Over Obama’s Picks For National Security And Foreign Policy? Not So Much…
Firedoglake —
... Obama is slated to announce more cabinet nominees today at 10:40 am ET. Including a much-rumored nod to Hillary Clinton as SoS.
While the chattering classes turn cartwheels to play up rifts and rumors, sniffing every shred of moldering dirty laundry, I don't find the rumored selections surprising. I'm not alone.
On Face the Nation, Jane Mayer said Obama's selections reflect his active involvement in policy questions, in stark contrast to Bush's national security hand-off to Cheney. She emphasized ...
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Taylor Marsh —
... John
Nichols explains: Why Obama’s Got "Complete Confidence" In Clinton.
On foreign policy, outside political campaigning, they’re simply not that far
apart. ...
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