[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/12/15/art.salazar.gi.jpg caption="Salazar is a senator from Colorado."]CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) - President-elect Barack Obama is set to tap Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado as his nominee for secretary of the interior, two transition officials told CNN Monday.
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/POLITICS/11/19/clinton.sentate/art.clinton.gi.jpg caption="Sen. Hillary Clinton has been mentioned as a candidate for Obama's secretary of state, sources say."]WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Democratic Senate leadership is considering a new role for Sen. Hillary Clinton should she decide to remain in the Senate and not accept the rumored offer of a position in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet, a Democratic official told CNN Wednesday.
CNN reported last week that Clinton and Obama met to discuss the possibility of Clinton, Obama's chief rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, serving as secretary of state. Multiple sources told CNN that Clinton left the meeting with the impression that the job was hers if she wanted it.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's motivation for considering a new role for Clinton at this time was unclear, although multiple Democratic sources said Clinton made it known to the leadership prior to her meeting with Obama that she wanted a new role.
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/08/27/art.hillary.jpg caption=" Hillary Clinton watches from the stands as Bill Clinton speaks at the DNC."]
(CNN) - CNN has learned from a Democratic leadership aide that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has asked Hillary Clinton to deliver the party’s weekly radio address this weekend in advance of the Republican convention.
Democrats from the House, Senate, national party and the Obama campaign rotate delivering the speech each week. This weekend is the Senate’s turn.
Clinton is expected to repeat many of the themes of her speech on Tuesday, highlighting party unity, said the Democratic leadership aide.
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