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Report: Clinton Will Be Secretary of State

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(Newser) – Hillary Clinton will accept Barack Obama's offer to become secretary of state, the Guardian reports. The president-elect's team does not anticipate problems arising from an ongoing examination of the records of Bill Clinton's foundation, clearing the way for Obama's fiercest primary rival to embody his stated ambition to assemble a bipartisan administration.

In this July 10, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, is introduced by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., during a campaign stop in New York.
In this July 10, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, is introduced by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., during a campaign stop in New York.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
A supporter holds a sign while Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks in support of the Democratic presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., while Clinton speaks in the east Denver suburb of Aurora, Colo., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
A supporter holds a sign while Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks in support of the Democratic presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., while Clinton speaks in the east Denver suburb...   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
In this Oct. 20, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. greet supporters at the end of a rally in Orlando, Fla.
In this Oct. 20, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. greet supporters at the end of a rally in Orlando, Fla.   (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
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