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On the recordNovember 19, 2008
I believe that she will be Secretary of State. I do think pressure is on him to get a Treasury Secretary in place before Thanksgiving if he possibly can.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the nomination of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State and the urgency for Obama to appoint a Treasury Secretary.

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