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May 2009
- Clinton Gets Comfy at State
  
  New York Times | May 1, 09 5:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s transition from presidential candidate to secretary of state wasn’t easy—and neither is the new gig—but the former first lady has taken it all in stride, the New York Times reports. “I love the job; I mean, it’s really hard,” Clinton said, likening the post to being the “mayor of a good-sized small city.” But though many agree she’s comfortable, some think her impact could be greater. More »
- Edwards Cost Clinton Dearly: Penn
  
  ABC News | May 1, 09 4:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton strategist Mark Penn is kicking himself in the wake of reports that Elizabeth Edwards thinks her husband shouldn't have run for president, ABC News reports. If news of John Edwards' infidelity had forced him to drop out of the race, Penn said, “No question in my mind, it would have been a very different race.” More »
March 2009
- Supreme Court Will Rule on Hillary Documentary
  
  Associated Press | Mar 21, 09 7:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Supreme Court judges will go the movies next week when they hear arguments about a feature-length film on Hillary Clinton, the AP reports. Screened in eight theaters during the presidential campaign, Hillary: the Movie fizzled after federal courts said the scathing documentary and its commercials amounted to campaign ads. Citizens United, the conservative group that released the film, has appealed. More »
January 2009
- Obama Sneaks Power Back Into the Mix
  
  Politico | Jan 30, 09 1:01 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s national security team seems to consist entirely of people known for speaking their minds, observes Ben Smith of Politico, and none moreso than new NSC staff member Samantha Power, best known for calling Hillary Clinton “a monster.” She was booted for the incident, but that was just a “political convenience,” says Smith. “She wasn’t some political operative who had played a dirty trick, but an academic who tripped up.” More »
December 2008
- Comedy Shows No Joke for Prez Candidates
  
  Associated Press | Dec 29, 08 5:04 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - This year's presidential candidates made a record 110 late-night comedy show appearances, underlying the programs' importance in the race, AP reports. Half of the appearances occurred during the primaries, when the pack of candidates were vying for precious face-time with voters. Candidates came to prefer the banter—the best of which won endless repeats online—to grueling press corps questions, and savored the chance to woo the late-night demographic. More »
- Clinton Rents Campaign Mail List to Pay Debt
  
  ABC News | Dec 25, 08 7:20 AM CST
  
  (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 »
- Clinton Writes Off $13.2M Campaign Loan
  
  Bloomberg | Dec 23, 08 5:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton has formally written off the $13.2 million of her own money she lent to her presidential campaign, Bloomberg reports. The move is a big step toward shutting down her campaign committee and removing a potential stumbling block to her Senate confirmation as secretary of state. Clinton still owes vendors $6.4 million from her failed presidential run. More »
- Will They Have Chemistry?
  
  Washington Post | Dec 2, 08 11:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - We’ve seen this buddy movie before: to succeed, former fierce competitors Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will need to put away their rivalry to become not just partners, but friends, write Michael Abramowitz and Glenn Kessler in the Washington Post . Secretary of State Clinton has to be able convince foreign leaders that she’s the trusted delegate of the person who introduced her yesterday as a "dear friend," the future president. More »
- By Accepting New Role, Hillary Finally Concedes
  
  New York Times | Dec 2, 08 3:57 AM CST
  
  (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
- Give Bill Hillary's Seat
  
  Washington Post | Nov 26, 08 8:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With so many pols jockeying for Hillary Clinton's potentially open Senate seat, David Paterson needn't agonize over the decision: Just give it to her husband, write Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac in the Washington Post . It would give Bill "a fitting day job," be a boon to mid-meltdown New York, and "offer a refreshing reverse twist on a tradition whereby deceased male senators, representatives or governors are succeeded by their widows." More »
- Obama 'On Track' to Name Clinton to State
  
  Politico | Nov 20, 08 11:52 PM CST
  
  (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
  
  Washington Post | Nov 20, 08 12:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Should Barack Obama nominate Hillary Clinton for secretary of state, the confirmation process could be the least of her worries, the Washington Post reports. The Constitution prohibits any member of Congress from assuming a federal post whose salary has been increased during the lawmaker’s term; cabinet salaries have risen by about $15,000 since Clinton’s current term began. More »
- Bill Agrees to Short Leash if Hill Goes to State
  
  Wall Street Journal | Nov 19, 08 7:36 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Bill Clinton is willing to do whatever he needs to do to get out of the way of Hillary's becoming secretary of state, reports the Wall Street Journal . That includes vetting in advance his speaking engagements and putting on hold charitable and business activities that might pose conflicts of interest if she is nominated. More »
- Clinton at State Troubles Obamanauts
  
  Politico | Nov 18, 08 9:55 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - While a Hillary Clinton appointment as secretary of State has been greeted with enthusiasm worldwide, Barack Obama’s own team of believers is feeling some confusion and dissonance, reports Politico. “These guys didn't put together a campaign in order to turn the government over to the Clintons,” says a Democrat close to Obama. "I can't stand her," said another—"but I think she's a great choice." More »
- Report: Clinton Will Be Secretary of State
  
  Guardian (UK) | Nov 17, 08 9:15 PM CST
  
  (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. More »
- Bitch vs. Ditz: '08 Campaign Was a Setback for Women
  
  New York | Nov 17, 08 11:21 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin shattered the glass ceiling in politics, but the broken shards sharply undercut the feminist movement. “In the grand Passion play that was this election, both Clinton and Palin came to represent—and, at times, reinforce—two of the most pernicious stereotypes that are applied to women: the bitch and the ditz,” Amanda Fortini writes in New York . More »
- Clinton Rumored On Short List for Secretary of State
  
  Washington Post | Nov 13, 08 3:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Washington rumor mill has spit out an interesting item: Barack Obama may be considering erstwhile archrival Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, the Post reports. Obama is not pleased with names floated for the position, including Sens. John Kerry and Chuck Hagel and Gov. Bill Richardson. Clinton might salve Democratic wounds, and her foreign policy cred could play well on the world stage. More »
- Team Obama Woos Ex-Hillary Aide
  
  Associated Press | Nov 11, 08 9:54 AM CST
  
  (AP) - Barack Obama's transition aides have approached Hillary Clinton's former campaign manager about taking a senior White House post, Democratic officials say. Patti Solis Doyle is considering taking the job, although she worries about the effect it would have on her two young children. She was contacted about possibly becoming Cabinet secretary, a job that involves coordinating the efforts of the White House and cabinet-level agencies. More »
- Obamas Hit the Polls
  
  Associated Press | Nov 4, 08 10:51 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama cast their votes for president in Chicago today with their daughters in tow, the AP reports. They were ushered in ahead of lines that snaked around the block as neighbors who’d gathered to see his arrival cheered, the Chicago Tribune reports. Obama kissed the cheek of his poll worker and displayed his “I Voted” slip to applauding onlookers before heading to Indiana for some last-minute campaigning. More »
- Ground Broken, But Not Glass Ceiling
  
  Washington Post | Nov 2, 08 10:48 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - If Barack Obama wins the presidency, we’ll have broken a major barrier—but not the glass ceiling, writes Anne Kornblut in the Washington Post . Hillary Clinton claimed millions of votes and Sarah Palin energized a lackluster conservative base overnight, but as their candidacies descended into chaos, Kornblut asks "whether the first woman's path to the White House was eased this year—or whether Clinton and Palin simply unearthed the land mines without defusing any." More »