Archive for November, 2008

Hillary Clinton passed on Appropriations chair to become Obama’s Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton passed on becoming boss of the superpowerful Senate Appropriations Committee to pursue the more prestigious secretary of state job with President-elect Barack Obama, the Daily News has …

Obama to name Clinton secretary of state on Monday (AP)

AP - President-elect Barack Obama planned to nominate Sen.

Op-Ed Columnist: Obama’s Iraq Inheritance

For the first time, there is a chance that a reasonably stable democratizing government, though no doubt corrupt in places, can take root in the Iraqi political space.

Hillary gets Sec of State nod on Monday; Bill will cough up secret donor names

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GOP Looks to Young Louisiana Gov. Jindal as Its Own Version of Obama

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Last weekend, 18 days after Barack Obama decisively defeated their candidate for president, a mostly Republican crowd of self-described conservatives received their first …