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Obama-Clinton Policy Team Hits Fast Wall: India

As Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton stood at a Dec. 1 press conference in Chicago to announce her nomination as secretary of state, they promised the country, and the world, a much-needed push toward the restoration of world order. It would be, Mr. ...

From JASON HOROWITZ, New York Observer,  2 Dec 2008

Obama on Clinton, Old Quotes

He reiterated his argument that he and Clinton shared a view that "we have to build and forge strong alliances around the world." He said there was no more effective advocate for America to do that than Clinton and said she would be an "outstanding ...

From JASON HOROWITZ, New York Observer,  1 Dec 2008

Bloomberg's Goodbye to All That

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has returned to planet Earth. With a white-cheeked gibbon swinging from branch to branch and a Malayan Tapir drooping its head over a muddy puddle behind him at the Bronx Zoo, on Nov. 24, Mr. Bloomberg explained why, after all ...

From JASON HOROWITZ, New York Observer,  25 Nov 2008

Bloomberg's Praise for Secretary Clinton

Hillary Clinton won't utter the words "secretary of state" in public, but Michael Bloomberg is happy to do it for her. Speaking before Clinton arrived at the Plaza for an awards ceremony for a Randall's Island sports foundation on the evening of Nov 24, ...

From JASON HOROWITZ, New York Observer,  24 Nov 2008

Geithner Out Front, But Summers on the Inside

This supporter said that the most likely reason Obama went with Geithner for the top job was the probability that Geithner would be a better public communicator than Summers, who can come off as churlish and arrogant. "He also may have decided that ...

From JASON HOROWITZ, New York Observer,  24 Nov 2008

Clinton Senate Office: 'On Track'

Hillary Clinton's Senate office is not confirming that she is taking the secretary of state job, though they are adopting affirmative language on the record now, quibbling, lightly, only with the timing of the report. "We’re still in discussions, which ...

From JASON HOROWITZ, New York Observer,  21 Nov 2008

In Hillaryland, She's Taking the Job, She's Not Taking It, and It Was Never Offered

Apparently, most people in Hillaryland have no clue what's going on either. A former adviser to Hillary, speaking on background, told me of receiving calls in the last couple of days from people close to the Clintons claiming that Hillary's acceptance ...

From JASON HOROWITZ, New York Observer,  20 Nov 2008

Why did Obama Proffer State Gig to Clinton?

Why, if you’re Barack Obama, would you choose Hillary Clinton to be your secretary of state? Yes, since it was first reported last week that the two had met to discuss the possibility, there has been no shortage of theories in the press: He wants her ...

From JASON HOROWITZ, New York Observer,  18 Nov 2008

Clinton Associate: 'She Is Still Weighing It'

The search for real news on the Hillary Clinton-Secretary of State front continues: A source familiar with Clinton's thinking told me that Obama did indeed offer the job to her and that she was weighing the decision with her husband, who returned home ...

From JASON HOROWITZ, New York Observer,  18 Nov 2008

One Problem With the Hillary-to-State Scenario: Bill's Charities

Speculation about Barack Obama selecting Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state has spread despite a paucity of real information on the matter—spokesmen for both sides refuse to comment, many advisers swear they simply just don't know. But a recent ...

From JASON HOROWITZ, New York Observer,  14 Nov 2008

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