From Deseret News archives:
Clinton buzz on overdrive after meeting
Speculation: She's one of Obama's picks for secretary of state
Their private session stoked speculation that she was being considered for secretary of state, perhaps the most prestigious Cabinet position in any administration, but associates of both Democrats cautioned that their conversation was mostly general and that no job was offered. Democrats said late Friday that Obama had also met with another oft-mentioned candidate for the post, Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico.
Still, the fact that Obama and Clinton had even met to discuss such a possibility left even some of their closest advisers and allies buzzing about the pros and cons of so close a partnership, and about how it would be complicated by a third wheelClinton's globe-trotting husband, former President Bill Clinton.
By Friday morning, amid escalating speculation that she was a serious candidate for secretary of state, associates of both of them were confirming that they had met.
Both Obama and Clinton advisers say that the relationship between the two is much more complex than one simply inspired by a keep-your-friends-close-and-your-enemies-closer philosophy. While Obama never seriously considered Clinton as his running mate, one of his aides described him as "self-confident enough to want to send a message to the world about America and all that it can beand Hillary Clinton as secretary of state would do that."
The aide said that in the last few months of the campaign Obama came to appreciate the effort she made to rally her supporters on his behalf.
Should he pick her, Obama might further unite and energize his party, make clear to the world that he is serious about diplomacy and send a substantive political signal to women.
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