With the attacks in India this past weekend President Elect Barack Obama will make his official announcement for the anchor position of his security team today with new found immediacy. Obama and his former rival for his parties nomination Senator Hillary Clinton will seal the deal in Chicago- Obama will announce Senator Clinton as his nomination for secretary of state. Senator Clinton is not the only announcement likely to come today. The Takeaway talks to Peter Baker of the New York Times about the other members of Obama’s security team.
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