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Obama on track to name Clinton as top diplomat

Hillary moves closer to taking job as Secretary of State. -Reuters

Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Reuters

CHICAGO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is on track to nominate his former rival, New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state after the Nov. 27 Thanksgiving holiday, a Democratic official said.

Clinton moved closer to taking the job after her husband, former President Bill Clinton, offered to allow ethics reviews of future business and charitable activities should she be picked by Obama as the country's top diplomat.

Bill Clinton and the Obama team have also worked out financial disclosure issues involving the former president, the official said.

 
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