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Richardson Offers Olive Branch to Clintons

Commerce gig seats him next to rival Clinton

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Dec 3, 2008 4:01 PM CST

(Newser) – Bill Richardson appeared to make a peace offering to the Clintons today in his speech accepting Barack Obama's nomination to be Commerce secretary, writes Chris Cillizza in the Washington Post. Richardson, whose relations with the power couple turned icy after he endorsed Obama in the... Read full story »

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