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Why Hillary became first cabinet pick

WASHINGTON - How did Hillary Rodham Clinton become the first in line to join the Obama cabinet?

In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 4 election, many experts predicted the first priority for the new president would be to name his economic team, given the shaky markets and grave financial crisis.

Yet since Nov. 13, when Barack Obama summoned Clinton, the junior senator from New York...

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