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Report: Hillary Clinton accepts U.S. secretary of state post
By Haaretz Service and News Agencies
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama 

Hillary Clinton has decided to relinquish her U.S. Senate seat and accept the job of secretary of state in president-elect Barack Obama's administration, the New York Times reported Friday on its Web site.

"She's ready," one of the sources told the newspaper, which said Clinton came to her decision after additional discussions with Obama about the nature of her role as the top U.S. diplomat and his plans for foreign policy.

Clinton emerged as a frontrunner for the secretary of state job late last week, transfixing a country which had seen her compete hard against Obama to win the Democratic nomination for the presidency. Obama clinched that nomination in June and then beat Republican John McCain in the Nov. 4 election.
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Democratic Party sources have recently said Clinton, was on track to be nominated, with an official announcement expected after the Nov. 27 Thanksgiving holiday.

Clinton has been going through an extensive vetting process by the Obama transition team, along with her husband, former president Bill Clinton.

Once Obama's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Clinton met the president-elect last week in Chicago to first discuss the possibility of her taking on the role of the top U.S. diplomat.

Clinton has stressed the need for Arab-Israeli peace, but is considered a favorite of the pro-Israel lobby in the United States.

She has said the fundamentals are a Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank in return for a declaration that the conflict is over, recognition of Israel's right to exist, guarantees of Israeli security, diplomatic recognition of Israel and normalization of its relations with Arab states.

"U.S. diplomacy is critical in helping to resolve this conflict," she said in her article in Foreign Affairs in November-December 2007. She said the United States should help get Arab support for a Palestinian leadership that is willing to engage in a dialogue with the Israelis.


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      1.   The truly critical cabinet pick 23:15  |  Morris Valentine 21/11/08
      2.   Mazeltov Hilary...! 23:22  |  Esther 21/11/08
      3.   It`s about time to assign some "grades" here..... 23:58  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/11/08
      4.   Goodbye Condi, hello Clinton II 00:05  |  Gregor 22/11/08
      5.   First Rahm Emanuel, now Hillary 00:15  |  Joe Camel 22/11/08
      6.   Morris Valentine - so much for 00:20  |  Mark Lincoln 22/11/08
      7.   right where hilary can do the most harm!! 00:20  |  nothing new obama 22/11/08
      8.   What are Hillary Clintons foreign policy credentials...???? 00:21  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      9.   #1 00:21  |  Jane 22/11/08
      10.   Dick Lugar, Colin Powell, Chuck Hagel, Bill Richardson...... 00:26  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      11.   # 6 No, Mark, I`m afraid he has chosen the same old "sleaze"..... 00:49  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      12.   Interesting.... 00:58  |  Palestinian Brit 22/11/08
      13.   #5 Joe Camel 01:13  |  benny 22/11/08
      14.   #8 Swiss---None 01:16  |  janet 22/11/08
      15.   Little correction to my # 3..... 01:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      16.   I DON`T LIKE HILLARY SO MUCH 01:23  |  indrajaya 22/11/08
      17.   #5 Joe 01:34  |  Jared Feldschreiber 22/11/08
      18.   #2 Esther..go girls,right Esther? 01:38  |  Nemesis 22/11/08
      19.   #11 Swiss (Dino) 01:42  |  Nemesis 22/11/08
      20.   #8 Swiss (Dino) you do have a point there, but her other 01:46  |  Smadar 22/11/08
      21.   3 Grades for Dino`s understanding of US and World politics: 01:46  |  Rob 22/11/08
      22.   #7 Nothing new obama 02:01  |  janet 22/11/08
      23.   The Swiss (Dino) fantasy league Presidential Cabinet 02:11  |  Aphemia 22/11/08
      24.   #13 benny -- A tight rein? 03:05  |  Joe Camel 22/11/08
      25.   #20..Smadar 03:09  |  Nemesis 22/11/08
      26.   #23..Aphemia 03:15  |  Nemesis 22/11/08
      27.   13 Benny - Good Analysis 03:15  |  Mark of Lewiston 22/11/08
      28.   Okay, Smadar, Aphemia, Robbie, Nemesis + Co..... 03:29  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      29.   To 8 03:44  |  Israeli 22/11/08
      30.   #25 Nemesis & Swiss (Dino) 03:52  |  Smadar 22/11/08
      31.   Along with the possibility that 04:12  |  Sonny 22/11/08
      32.   Morris Valentine you got that right 05:39  |  Gregor 22/11/08
      33.   # 5 Joe 06:51  |  Chet 22/11/08
      34.   27 Joe Camel - Differences 06:59  |  Mark of Lewiston 22/11/08
      35.   barack obama seems to listen 07:12  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 22/11/08
      36.   Hillary 07:21  |  Palestinian 22/11/08
      37.   Hillary Clniton 08:16  |  Fredy Ross 22/11/08
      38.   Swiss in general on the current issue.... 08:38  |  Esther 22/11/08
      39.   Esther 08:47  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 22/11/08
      40.   Does Mrs clinton know that the Land of Israel is ours by ... 09:11  |  Jean Van Daem 22/11/08
      41.   Hillary accepts which means "Billary two" 09:16  |  DT 22/11/08
      42.   A great Choice. Hilary Congratulations and Good Luck 09:18  |  Dagma 22/11/08
      43.   A great Choice. Hilary Congratulations and Good Luck 09:18  |  Dagma 22/11/08
      44.   Good Riddance to Condaleeza Rice. 09:25  |  charlie 22/11/08
      45.   Before the Zionists rear up and clap their flippers 09:25  |  Clickfool 22/11/08
      46.   If Clinton wants to advance peace here, she must base her ... 09:27  |  Jehudah Ben-Israel 22/11/08
      47.   Cipora #35 09:30  |  Esther 22/11/08
      48.   # 38 No Esther, I`m afraid you, Smadar and Aphemia have to do.... 09:50  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      49.   I see both some "moderates" and the "right-wing" refuseniks.... 10:06  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      50.   She Will take-on Jihadists 10:08  |  Steve 22/11/08
      51.   A good decision: Maybe she can tell Mrs. Livni 11:00  |  Andreas 22/11/08
      52.   # 44, ANDREAS 11:30  |  indrajaya 22/11/08
      53.   #47, Esther 11:49  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 22/11/08
      54.   I wonder how long the next Israeli PM can tap dance 12:19  |  Natallie Durson 22/11/08
      55.   # 23 Aphemia and her "dream team"..... 12:29  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      56.   Clickfool # 45 study bit of logic: "in return" means... 12:35  |  Israeli citizen 22/11/08
      57.   She continues the castration operation 12:39  |  Lacanian 22/11/08
      58.   Happy turkey ..... two for one deal 12:40  |  allang 22/11/08
      59.   # 20 Smadar 12:45  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      60.   # 19 Nemesis 13:05  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      61.   # 21 Robbie getting "off road" as usual..... 13:11  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      62.   #55, Dino 13:34  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 22/11/08
      63.   # 55, SWISS (DINO) 14:10  |  indrajaya 22/11/08
      64.   # 56 indrajaya, are you really the "real indrajaya"...??? :) 15:34  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/11/08
      65.   Hillary Clinton 15:53  |  The Teacher/Instruct 22/11/08
      66.   #35 Say Cipora, what`s with you? 16:27  |  ballistic 22/11/08
      67.   #40 Jean Van Daem 16:30  |  ballistic 22/11/08
      68.   Swiss (Dino) 16:32  |  Mark Lincoln 22/11/08
      69.   #46 Jehudah 16:33  |  ballistic 22/11/08
      70.   Mark of Lewiston - Train headed towards derailing 16:36  |  Mark Lincoln 22/11/08
      71.   # 57, SWISS (DINO) 16:55  |  indrajaya 22/11/08
      72.   Top Job At State 18:59  |  Moshe 22/11/08
      73.   I wonder how Clinton - and Obama - will get along with Netanyahu 19:22  |  Yaakov K. 22/11/08
      74.   #45 CF 19:57  |  Moshe 22/11/08
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      77.   #59, ballistic 02:33  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 23/11/08
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