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President-elect Barack Obama arrives to nominate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as US Secretary of State during a press conference in Chicago, Illinios, on  December 1, 2008.

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President-elect Barack Obama arrives to nominate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as US Secretary of State during a press conference in Chicago, Illinios, on December 1, 2008. Read story

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Obama taps Clinton, Gates for US 'new dawn' abroad

Barack Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership" in a troubled world Monday, announcing a strong-willed national security team headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who fought him long and bitterly for the presidency, and Robert Gates, the man who has been running two wars for George W. Bush.

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