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Obama Meets With Bill Richardson About Secretary Of State

Source: The Huffington Post | Full News Feed

Nov 15, 2008

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is considering primary election rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Richardson to be his secretary of state, according to Democratic officials who revealed his secret meetings with both as he weighed the decision on folding former foes into his new administration.

Obama met with Richardson Friday in Chicago, a day after conferring one-on-one with Clinton at his Chicago office, said several Democratic officials.

The meeting with Clinton, revealed to The Associated Press Friday, excited a burst of speculation that Obama would transform the former first lady and his fierce campaign foe into one of his top Cabinet officials and the nation's chief diplomatic voice. But where she stands in contention for the post came into question as other Democrats, also speaking on condition of anonymity about the private discussions, said Richardson was brought in as well.

Obama was silent and out of sight in Chicago. New York Sen. Clinton addressed a transit conference in her home state and said emphatically, "I'm not going to

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