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The Hillary Endgame

"It'll be over early June" -HRC campaign chairman Terry McAuliffeOr is it ?!?!?

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  • December 2008
    • Dems Stand to Lose Clinton's Fundraising Chops

      Dems Stand to Lose Clinton's Fundraising Chops

      (Newser) - Democrats may lose a powerful fundraiser in Hillary Clinton when she becomes secretary of state, the Hill reports. Cabinet officials usually avoid overt campaigning for other candidates, and Clinton’s fundraising prowess and network are likely to be particularly missed: HillPAC, Clinton’s leadership political action committee, has directed more than $2.9 million to other Dems since 2002. More »

    • Clinton Rents Campaign Mail List to Pay Debt

      Clinton Rents Campaign Mail List to Pay Debt

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign has hit on a novel way of repaying its debt, ABC News reports.  The campaign is renting out the vast list of email addresses compiled during the course of Clinton's failed presidential bid. Among the customers for the list, believed to be 5 million names strong, is the foundation of one William J. Clinton, which bought access to send out a fundraising appeal. More »

    • Will Bill Replace Hill in Senate?

      Will Bill Replace Hill in Senate?

      (Newser) - Bill Clinton is one of the possible choices to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate when she becomes secretary of state, CNN reports. Other top contenders include New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Robert Kennedy Jr, or Caroline Kennedy. New York Gov. David Paterson, who will appoint Clinton’s replacement, has yet to indicate any favorites. More »

    • By Accepting New Role, Hillary Finally Concedes

      By Accepting New Role, Hillary Finally Concedes

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton's formal acceptance of her upcoming role as secretary of state yesterday looked to many like the moment she conceded the election for real, Alessandra Stanley writes in the New York Times . She told the audience that she would find it hard to leave the Senate, but it was apparent she was "also forswearing her independent campaign identity," Stanley writes. More »

  • November 2008
    • Far Right Cheers Hillary at State

      Far Right Cheers Hillary at State

      (Newser) - The far right is warming to the idea of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, with neocons, righty writers, and a manager of Bill’s impeachment trial all getting excited about her perceived “willingness to veer right on international policy,” writes Ana Marie Cox at the Daily Beast. Said one consultant: “We all know that, secretly, she’s a hawk.” More »

    • Obama Cabinet Picks: Seasoned and Centrist

      Obama Cabinet Picks: Seasoned and Centrist

      (Newser) - Barack Obama swept into office on a wave of left-wing support, but his appointments thus far point to a centrist governing style, writes David E. Sanger in the New York Times . In choosing Hillary Clinton for secretary of state and Timothy Geithner for Treasury, Obama seems ready to “govern from the center-right of his party, surrounding himself with pragmatists rather than ideologues.” More »

    • Obama 'On Track' to Name Clinton to State

      Obama 'On Track' to Name Clinton to State

      (Newser) - Barack Obama remains "on track" to name Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state and plans to do so shortly after Thanksgiving, senior aides to the president-elect tell Politico. They said Clinton is expected to accept the offer and added that disclosure issues related to the complicated funding of Bill Clinton's foundation have been ironed out, the AP notes. More »

    • Constitution May Sink Hillary's State Chance