Hillary Secretary of State

Detractors of Hillary (DOH!)

John Feffer | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics


John Feffer

If Secretary of State Clinton does nothing except push costly military solutions, then her cabinet appointment may turn out to be Obama's biggest "doh!" so far.

Real Change Is Afoot: Obama Shifts Political Center with National Security Selections

James Warren | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


James Warren

For all Monday's talk of power, and successfully ending the "war on terror" in Afghanistan, the significance was less the obvious signals of being "muscular" than of an attempt to be flexible and, yes, multilateralist.

Clinton's Test: How She'll Work With Obama

USA Today | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


She'll bring global star power, a long-standing commitment to improving the status of women and children around the world and muscular promises of mil...

Clinton's Chances: Associates Say "The Job Is Hers If She Wants It"

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


CHICAGO — Former President Bill Clinton has agreed to publicly disclose the names of most donors to his presidential foundation and library, a s...

Clinton Lawyers Vetting Her For Secretary Of State

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics


CHICAGO — Associates of Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband say the former first lady is weighing whether to leave the Senate and become secr...

Keep Your Friends Close and Your Frenemies Closer

Disgrasian | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment


Disgrasian

Post-election politics have begun to resemble an episode of The Hills lately, with Obama (obviously Lauren Conrad) currently vetting best frenemy Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State.

Do The Right Thing: Hillary for Secretary of State

Russell Simmons | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics


Russell Simmons

What better message to send than to appoint as our secretary of state a woman who is already known throughout the world as a principled and gifted fighter for freedom and equality?

Hillary Clinton: A 21st Century Choice for Secretary of State

Nancy L. Cohen | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


Nancy L. Cohen

Obama will not choose her because she's a woman. He will choose her because she has shown visionary leadership on two of the critical international (and moral) questions of our age.

Hillary Clinton: Secretary of State

Huffington Post | Posted 03.10.2009 | Politics


***Update 12/1, 11 AM*** At a news conference today, Obama introduced his picks of retired Marine Gen. James Jones as White House national security ...

Hillary: The Next Secretary of State

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics


Amitai Etzioni

Making a clear commitment to choose Clinton for secretary of state would add much to Obama's appeal, given that his experience in foreign policy is particularly short.