News tagged with 'hillary'. Found 178 tagged news.

Will Clinton be Obama's frenemy of State?

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 3 hours ago

Posted by pranay

WASHINGTON - Cordell Hull was a veteran lawmaker with a worldwide reputation when Franklin Roosevelt chose him for secretary of state in 1933, in part to win support from Hull's army of Democratic admirers. But the dignified Tennessean was never close...

Tags: Barack, Obama, Hillary, Clinton, Secretary of State, Bill, Franklin Roosevelt, enemy, Cordell, Hull

Clinton pick raises eyebrows

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 23 hours ago

There is possibly no person President-elect Barack Obama considered for secretary of state who is more reliably pro-Israel than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. During the Democratic primaries, the New York senator said the United States could “obliterate”...

Tags: clinton, secretary of state, president, obama, administration, hillary clinton, barack, washington, hillary, senator

Obama’s Radio Address

New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 day ago

Posted by pranay

Good morning. The news this week has only reinforced the fact that we are facing an economic crisis of historic proportions. Financial markets faced more turmoil. New home purchases in October were the lowest in half a century. Five-hundred-forty-thousand...

Tags: Barack, Obama, Radio, Address, Hillary, Clinton, Economy, American Dream

Who Fills Hill's Shoes?

New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 day ago

Hillary Clinton's decision to accept President-elect Barack Obama's offer to become secretary of state unleashes a scramble for her Senate seat. Filling her shoes won't be easy. "She's done a very good job, especially redeveloping depressed areas" in...

Tags: clinton, secretary of state, president, obama, hillary, barack, Hillary Clinton, won, hilary clinton, New York

Left Cuts Obama Slack For Now

Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 day ago

Posted by pranay

As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama boasted of opposing the Iraq War from the start. But as president-elect, he has come to the rescue of surge supporter Joe Lieberman and flirted with the idea of keeping on Bush administration Defense Secretary...

Tags: Barack, Obama, Left, George W. Bush, Hillary, Rodham, Clinton, John McCain, Republican, Democrat

Obama picks former lobbyist as political director

Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 day ago

Barack Obama is reported to have chosen Patrick Gaspard, who was registered as a labour union health lobbyist as recently as election day, as the next White House political director. The Gaspard pick, first reported by the New York Daily News, elevates...

Tags: obama, clinton, president, white house, elect, election, barack, hillary clinton, democrat, hillary

Hillary Clinton accepts Obama secretary of state offer

Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 days ago

Democratic Party sources have said Clinton was on track to be nominated, with an official announcement expected after the November27 Thanksgiving holiday. Commerce Secretary Obama is also expected to tap New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as US secretary...

Tags: secretary of state, clinton, hillary clinton, obama, president, hillary, barack, security, cabinet, napolitano

Obama Shows Loyalty and Practicality in Cabinet Pick

Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 days ago

Posted by pranay

President-elect Barack Obama is, as promised, moving quickly to put key members of his Administration in place -- an amalgam of longtime allies and veteran Washington insiders who demonstrate not just his loyalty, but also a strong practical streak. ...

Tags: Barack, Obama, Administration, Cabinet, choices, decisions, Hillary, White House, Senate

Inside Politics

Baghdad :: Iraq | 2 days ago

Well, not just yet, perhaps. "Anti-war groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama 's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important...

Tags: president, obama, secretary of state, clinton, barack, elect, politics, team, hillary, senator

Obama 'set to offer Clinton job'

Chicago :: IL :: USA | 3 days ago

A Democratic Party official was quoted as saying the move would be made public after next week's Thanksgiving holiday. The two sides have worked out financial disclosure issues regarding her husband Bill Clinton's charitable activities, the party official...

Tags: president, clinton, administration, bill clinton, hillary, bill, barack obama, Obama, Bill Clinton Agrees, obama, hillary rodham clinton, secretary of state, hillary clinton, barack