Hillary Clinton emerges as U.S. State dept candidate + Countdown

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By Steve Holland
Fri Nov 14, 2008

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Sen. Hillary Clinton emerged on Thursday as a candidate to be U.S. secretary of state for Barack Obama, months after he defeated her in an intense contest for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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Her selection as top U.S. diplomat could also mean a more hawkish foreign policy than that advocated by Obama during his presidential campaign. On the campaign trail, Clinton was more reluctant than Obama to commit to a firm timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.

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via Hillary Clinton emerges as U.S. State dept candidate | Top News | Reuters

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