1.0 link 157693 <![CDATA[Clinton's Exhaustive Prep Work For State Hearing Pays Off]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/13/clintons-exhaustive-prep_n_157693.html At the opening of Sen. Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings for the post of Secretary of State on Tuesday, the ranking Republican on theSenate Foreign Relations Committee offered a bit of perfunctory praise for the former first lady.

"President-elect Obama has boldly chosen the epitome of a big leaguer," said Sen. Richard Lugar, who spoke of Clinton's confirmation as a certainty. "Her qualifications for the post are remarkable... Her time in the Senate has given her a deep understanding of how United...

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