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He's Baaaaack! Holbrooke, that is. (www.thenation.com) TMC

The other shoe is dropping. Now that Hillary is feathering her nest at State, it seems likely that a flock of Democratic hawks -- or are they vultures? -- will be settling in, too. First among firsts... More

Tags: tmc,the nation,richard holbrooke,presidentelect barack obama,cabinet,foreign policy,diplomacy,hillary clinton,state department

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So what's in this for Hillary? (www.salon.com) TMC

By the time Barack Obama formally announced that Hillary Clinton would be his nominee for secretary of state, the idea had gone from outlandish rumor to trial balloon to done deal to common knowledge... More

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Why Obama's Got "Complete Confidence" In Clinton (www.thenation.com) TMC

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... More

Tags: tmc,the nation,john nichols,hillary clinton,secretary of state,cabinet,presidentelect barack obama,foreign policy,state department

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Obama's New Team at State, Defense, NSC (www.thenation.com) TMC

The Wall Street Journal, evidently keen readers of this blog, devoted an editorial on Friday to my criticism of Barack Obama's foreign policy team. Its November 28 editorial, entitled "Obama's War... More

Tags: state department,defense department,national security department,tmc,barack obama,cabinet

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Obama set to nominate Clinton for Cabinet, sources say (www.cnn.com)

President-elect Barack Obama is planning to nominate at least three key members of his national security team at an event in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, including Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary... More

Tags: presidentelect,barack obama,cabinet,hillary clinton,national security,robert gates,department of defense,state department,jim jones,chicago

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Senator Clinton likely to be named SecState in next seven days (www.politico.com)

Good Wednesday morning. Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News,” will speak with Senator Joe Lieberman today in Washington in an exclusive interview to be broadcast... More

Tags: presidentelect barack obama,hillary clinton,secretary of state,state department

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Bill Clinton offers steps to help wife get State job (www.reuters.com)

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has offered to allow ethics reviews of future business and charitable activities should his wife be picked by President-elect Barack Obama as secretary of state,... More

Tags: presidentelect barack obama,cabinet,secretary of state,bill clinton,hillary clinton,state department,charities,foundations,business

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Clinton Lawyers Vetting Her For Secretary Of State (www.huffingtonpost.com)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has engaged three prominent lawyers to help President-elect Barack Obama vet her candidacy for secretary of state even as some insiders criticized the pick and advisers to... More

Tags: presidentelect barack obama,bill clinton,lawyers,hillary clinton,secretary of state,state department,obama transition team

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British Papers: Hillary Clinton To Accept Role In President-Elect Barack Obama Cabinet (cbs2chicago.com)

Sen. Hillary Clinton is poised to accept the position of secretary of state in President-elect Barack Obama's White House administration, two British papers reported Tuesday, citing unnamed Washington... More

Tags: presidentelect barack obama,cabinet,secretary of state,hillary clinton,state department,british media,barack obama administration

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Obama may give Clinton purview in area where they differed most (www.boston.com)

If President-elect Barack Obama taps Senator Hillary Clinton to be his secretary of state, he would be giving her oversight of an area where the two former rivals diverged sharply during their... More

Tags: barack obama,cabinet,secretary of state,state department,hillary clinton,presidentelect,issues

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