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The former President has pledged to release a list of donors. HONG KONG, China (CNN) – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said Wednesday he will have “very little” to do with the decisions his wife \ Hillary will face as secretary of state in the incoming Obama administration. “I’ll just try to be a [...]


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CNN: GOP Senate win in Georgia means Dems can’t halt filibustersRepublican Sen. Saxby Chambliss claimed victory Tuesday in the Senate race in Georgia against Democrat Jim Martin, killing Democratic hopes of gaining enough seats to halt filibusters.CNN: Reluctant defense secretary ‘impressed’ with ObamaPresident-elect Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates may have policy differences, but [...]


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Obama is receiving regular briefings, says McConnellWASHINGTON (CNN) — Barack Obama apparently has a hearty appetite for intelligence. The president-elect is receiving intelligence briefings every day of the week, exceeding the six days given to President Bush, according to Michael McConnell, the director of national intelligence. At an appearance Tuesday at Harvard University, McConnell jokingly [...]


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Obama wants Gates to stay on as Secretary of Defense.WASHINGTON (CNN) — Washington is full of seemingly obscure places where history is made. Deep Throat’s parking garage, the balcony at Ford’s Theater. Now you can add the fire station at Reagan National Airport.That’s where President-elect Barack Obama met secretly with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates [...]


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Richardson is Obama's choice for commerce secretary.(CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama will nominate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be Commerce Secretary at a news conference in Chicago Wednesday, a Democratic source tells CNN’s Candy Crowley.A former rival of Obama’s for the the Democratic nomination, Richardson served as ambassador to the United Nations and the [...]


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