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Archive for the 'Hillary Clinton' Category

Its Looking Like Hillary Will Be SoS After All

by @ Friday, November 21st, 2008. Filed under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Transition Issues

There were a few times this week when it seemed like the entire idea of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State was little more than media-created hype.
Now, it looks like it will be official after the Thanksgiving holiday:
Hillary Rodham Clinton will be named Barack Obama’s secretary of state, Democratic sources say.
President-elect Barack Obama is “on [...]

Waiting On Hillary

by @ Thursday, November 20th, 2008. Filed under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Transition Issues

It appears that the process of rolling out Barack Obama’s foreign policy team is being delayed by one woman:
CHICAGO — Over here at the Midwest branch of the White House, the game of musical chairs has shifted into high gear.
Just under a week after news broke that President-elect Barack Obama met with Senator Hillary Rodham [...]

Are Bill’s Concessions A Sign That Hillary Is Ready To Say Yes ?

by @ Wednesday, November 19th, 2008. Filed under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Transition Issues

Bill Clinton is reportedly offering to subject himself to some fairly stringent monitoring by the Obama White House if Hillary becomes Secretary of States:
WASHINGTON — Former president Bill Clinton has offered several concessions to help pave the way for his wife to be nominated as secretary of state, Democrats close to the negotiations with the [...]

Hillary Might Say No

by @ Wednesday, November 19th, 2008. Filed under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Transition Issues

The Politico is reporting some speculation that Hillary Clinton might decline Barack Obama’s offer to serve as Secretary of State:

Hillary Rodham Clinton isn’t certain she would accept the Secretary of State post even if Barack Obama offers it to her, several people close to the former first lady say.
Press reports that portray Clinton as willing [...]

Not Everyone Is Happy About Hillary As Secretary Of State

by @ Tuesday, November 18th, 2008. Filed under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Transition Issues

Some of sharpest criticism of the idea of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State is coming from some of Barack Obama’s strongest supporters:
Barack Obama’s serious flirtation with his one-time rival, Hillary Clinton, over the post of secretary of State has been welcomed by everyone from Henry Kissinger to Bill Clinton as an effective, grand gesture [...]

British Newspaper: Hillary To Be Obama’s Secretary Of State

by @ Tuesday, November 18th, 2008. Filed under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, History, Politics, Transition Issues

The Guardian is reporting that Hillary Clinton will accept Barack Obama’s invitation to join his cabinet as Secretary of State:
Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned.
Obama’s advisers have begun looking [...]

Kissinger: Hillary Would Be “Oustanding” At Foggy Bottom

by @ Sunday, November 16th, 2008. Filed under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Transition Issues

A fairly good endorsement from perhaps the best-known former Secretary of State in recent history:
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) — Henry Kissinger said Hillary Clinton, frontrunner to be the next U.S. Secretary of State, would be an “outstanding” appointment to the post.
New York Senator Hillary Clinton appears to be President- elect Barack Obama’s leading choice for secretary [...]

Bill Clinton: The Fly In The Ointment ?

by @ Sunday, November 16th, 2008. Filed under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Transition Issues

George Stephanopolous reports that the one thing holding up Hillary Clinton’s formal nomination as Secretary of State may be figuring out what to do about her husband:
All my reporting tells me that Barack Obama wants Hillary Clinton to be his Secretary of State, and that Clinton wants the job too.
But there’s one significant complication: how [...]

What If Hillary Does Go To Foggy Bottom ?

by @ Saturday, November 15th, 2008. Filed under Congress, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Rudy Giuliani

The New York Times surveys the landscape to see what might happen to Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat if she steps down to become Secretary of State:
Word that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was a contender to become President-elect Barack Obama’s secretary of state set off frenzied speculation in New York political circles on Friday about who [...]

Obama Talks To Bill Richardson About Secretary Of State

by @ Saturday, November 15th, 2008. Filed under Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Transition Issues

It looks like the President-Elect is keeping his options open:
CNN has learned that President-elect Barack Obama spoke with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Friday to discuss the post of Secretary of State.
A senior Democratic source tells CNN that Richardson’s name has always been on Obama’s list for that post. Obama has also gauged Sen. Hillary [...]

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