Hillary at the State Department

Politics | Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 9:56:09 am PST

No surprises here, just the expected announcements: Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet.

CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama picked a national security team headed by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bush administration holdover Robert Gates on Monday, and said he wants to consult with military commanders before settling on a firm timetable to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq. ...

Obama named Clinton, a New York senator, as secretary of state and said Gates would remain as defense secretary, a post he has held for the past two years.