Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Clinton joins Obama's team of rivals


With his new national security team, Barack Obama looks set to hit the ground running when it comes to the thicket of foreign policy challenges that his administration will face.

The trusted hands he has put in place will enable him to devote the necessary attention to the economic crisis at home, without ignoring a world that is awaiting some form of renewed American engagement.

The question many observers continue to ask is whether the six high-profile, powerful personalities will work together or whether this recreation of Abraham Lincoln's "team of rivals" will find teamwork difficult.

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