Clinton 'Accepts Obama Job'

Hillary Clinton has decided to take up the offer of joining Barack Obama's cabinet as Secretary of State, according to her associates.

So let the conversations begin. I have a feeling. It's going to be very interesting.

America's next administration is starting to take shape with daily leaks and drips of speculation. The New York Times claims Hillary Clinton will accept the post of Secretary of State. The 61-year-old Junior Senator for New York and Obama's rival for the nomination would replace Condoleezza Rice as America's global ambassador. A formal announcement is expected after Thanksgiving this Thursday.

Shame on you Barack Obama, it’s time to run a campaign consistent with your messages in Public.

This is the Clintons, and the Clintons run to their own agenda. And someone is going to have to give in here. Will she work to what he wants her to do? Remember? One was for the war; one was against the war. Bill Clinton, I don't care, you know, how much he's told to keep the lid on it. Sooner or later, Bill is gonna get fidgety. He’s gonna wanna be on the world’s stage. And he's gonna wanna give a speech somewhere. So this is gonna have some problems.

So here is rumor to be joining around the cabinet table. This could be the man with the toughest job in the administration. Timothy Geithner, sources told NBC news he's in line for the job of Treasury Secretary. The young president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank is one of the few involved in the financial crisis to emerge unscathed.

Helping him attempt to get America's finances back on track could be this man, Bill Richardson, who appears to be favored for Commerce Secretary. The part-Latino Governor of New Mexico was Energy Secretary in Bill Clinton's Cabinet.

The National Security Advisor, General James L. Jones is been considered a Vietnam vet; he was also the Military Head of NATO.

Finally, Arizona's Governor Janet Napolitano is in line for another crucial role, Head of Homeland Security. It's a massive department which has immigration and federal disaster management under its umbrella, as well as its core role protecting America from terrorist attack.

Obama's transition team is officially staying out of this speculation. But analysts are welcoming many of the picks as young, energetic and bright. Their early performance will be scrutinized. There's an enormous way to the expectations surrounding this new administration.

Robert Nisbet, Sky News, Washington.

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據希拉里助手透漏，希拉里接受邀請，同意加入奧巴馬內閣，出任國務卿。

現在談話開始。我有種感覺，事情將會非常有趣。

美國的下任內閣隨著滴水不漏，有條不紊的審查，逐漸開始成形。紐約時報報道說希拉里將會出任國務卿一職。這位61歲的紐約高級參議員，奧巴馬的前對手將會取代賴斯成為美國的全球大使。本周四感恩節過后官方會正式宣布。

奧巴馬，現在到你實現你對公眾許下的諾言的時候了。

這是克林頓夫婦，這對夫婦在赴他們自己的日程安排。在這必須有一個人屈服。她會按照他希望的去做嗎？是不是記得？一個主戰，另一個反戰。比爾克林頓，不管他現在怎么去遮掩，我都不會在意，遲早，他會不安分的。他還是想登上世界舞臺的。他會想在某個地方發表一下講話。所以，這樣會有問題產生的。

那么這里有一些關于加入內閣的謠言。這會是內閣最難做的工作。有消息告知NBC新聞，Timothy Geithner將會出任財務部長。這位年輕的紐約聯邦儲備的主席是很少受到財政危機傷害的為數不多的其中一個。

幫助他使美國經濟返回正軌的將是Bill Richardson，此人似乎倍受商務部長青睞。這位有著部分拉美血統的新墨西哥的領導是克林頓內閣時期的能源部長。

國家安全顧問Security Advisor，據說是個越南老兵，同時也是北約的軍方首腦。

最后，亞利桑那州的州長Janet Napolitano 是另一個關鍵職位的候選人，國家安全部的部長。這個部門全力相當龐大，包括移民和聯邦災難管理都在他的管理范圍之內，更重要的任務是保衛美國免于恐怖襲擊。

奧巴馬的過渡期團隊目前還沒有接受官方的正式審查。但是分析家希望能夠選出一些年輕，精力旺盛，聰明的領導人。他們前期的表現將要接受嚴格的審查。關于這個新的內閣，有這各種各樣不同的預期。