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Obama on track to name Clinton as top diplomat

CHICAGO
Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:07am EST

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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton attend a campaign rally in Orlando, Florida, October 20, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Young

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is on track to nominate his former rival, New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state after the November 27 Thanksgiving holiday, a Democratic official said.

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Clinton moved closer to taking the job after her husband, former President Bill Clinton, offered to allow ethics reviews of future business and charitable activities should she be picked by Obama as the country's top diplomat.

Bill Clinton and the Obama team have also worked out financial disclosure issues involving the former president, the official said.

(Reporting by Caren Bohan; editing by Todd Eastham)
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