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On the recordNovember 19, 2008
There's another thing on Hillary. And that is they have to figure out the sub-cabinet question, too? Is she going to select all her sub-cabinet, or is the Obama team going to be able to select some of those people?
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen raises concerns about the selection of sub-cabinet positions in the incoming Obama administration.

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