Barack Obama appears all set to name Hillary Clinton Secretary of State
November 21, 2008
BY KENNETH R. BAZINET
President-elect Obama has pulled off a feat of daring and difficult diplomacy - clearing the way to invite ex-rival Hillary Clinton into his cabinet as secretary of state, Democratic sources said Thursday night.
Obama is planning to formally announce his nomination of the New York senator and former First Lady after Thanksgiving, the sources said.
That news came amid word that aides to both sides had resolved complex issues on how to keep former President Bill Clinton's business and charitable activities from posing a conflict.
"Financial disclosure issues have been worked out," a source said. "Things are on track."
Obama's overture to Clinton, who fought him tooth and nail in a marathon Democratic primary contest and then campaigned hard for his election, won bipartisan praise when the first word of it leaked a week ago.
But it has been an often rocky road since, with members of the Obama transition team suspicious of posturing and spinning from Clinton's side and reports that she was vacillating on whether she would accept the job.
The biggest obstacle fell after Bill Clinton handed over his financial records Thursday, and Obama and Clinton had "good, substantive talks," a source said.
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ok, this is one big joke to me. My vote for Obama was locked for him when Hillary Clinton stopped running she gave up. Even if you know your going to lose fight for what you believe in, god if she gives up that easy what says that she wont give up as secretary of state. this i fell will be a big mistake for America and its people. My respect as a voter for President Obama will be like taking a slap in the face.