Who'd Get the Top Cabinet Jobs for President Obama?

July 30, 2008 RSS Feed Print
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Yeah, yeah, he first has to win the presidency, but there's lots of buzz about whom Sen. Barack Obama might pick for his top cabinet jobs. Among them: Sen. Hillary Clinton as head of Health and Human Services. Her allies suggest she might be interested if the job were elevated to the top tier of agencies and if she were allowed to push healthcare reform. Other names: Sen. John Kerry as secretary of state, former Sen. Tom Daschle as White House chief of staff, former Clinton Commerce Secretary William Daley to head Treasury, and exiting Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel at Defense. Obama associates insist that they are not studying the cabinet puzzle yet, but with the media and his supporters treating him like the president already, can naming a cabinet be far behind? As for his ongoing search for a vice presidential nominee, there is nothing new to add other than that supporters of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson want his name in the mix.

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Tom Daschle,
Bill Richardson,
Chuck Hagel,
John Kerry,
Hillary Clinton,
Barack Obama

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i want to be the body guard of the president

student of CA 3:53PM March 26, 2009

if you want a good cabinet maker pick me

Pablo s. of TX 10:04PM October 13, 2008

robert wexler for secretary of state, senator jack reed for defence.

mr.samater of NV 8:50PM August 27, 2008

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