Hillaryland goes global

Hillary Rodham Clinton ran a presidential campaign notoriously insular and unhappy, managing a group of egos and backstabbers whose dysfunction may have cost her the White House. Understandably, people wondered what kind of management style she would bring to the State Department.

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Obama's got a foreign team of big names - with egos to match

Already, some Obama campaign advisers have complained about the number of former Clinton administration insiders Hillary is bringing with her to the state department's offices. Some are political fixers from her "Hillaryland" inner circle ("Her ninjas," quips one foreign policy professional).

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Hillaryland already celebrating 'next secretary of state'

President-elect Barack Obama, her former rival and nemesis, had not formally offered Senator Clinton the job, but the word was it was "hers if she wants it" after the two met for talks in Chicago.

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McCain’s Kitchen Sink Strategy?

If you think back to February, you’ll remember that this was the time Hillary started throwing any and every argument at the wall to see if it would stick. She effectively created “Hillaryland” a magical place where delegates and math didn’t matter. The goal posts kept moving and the drama got progressively worse as her chances of winning drifted f

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