Obama, Clinton meet to talk about her future

[ProSense]

Obama, Clinton meet to talk about her future

(CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama met with his former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton to see if she would be interested in a role in his administration, two sources told CNN Friday.

Obama also will meet with the man he defeated in the general election, Republican Sen. John McCain, on Monday, the Obama transition team announced Friday.

Clinton went to the meeting because "she knew Obama wanted to talk about whether she would have a role in the administration," one of the sources knowledgeable about the meeting said.

Obama and Clinton met in Chicago, Illinois, at the request of the president-elect, the sources told CNN.

The two sources said Clinton was surprised to hear the rumors about the secretary of state position. The sources could not confirm that the two discussed the nation's top diplomatic position or that it was offered.

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Can someone exlpain why all the secrecy and rumor mongering around this meeting when Obama's team announced the meeting with McCain?

[meow mix]

1. shes tough (3 balls) and has star power. would be effective for america

do i like her? and all her views?
no.

but i still think hillrod is an awsome choice..

[HeraldSquare212]

2. I don't see anything in her experience that suits her for SOS, esp. given all the other possibilitie

Would the person who threatened to obliterate Iran be the best person to work the Middle East?

[Thrill]

3. Sounds like the media jumped the gun again. No one knows who Obama is going to pick

[Orsino]

4. The relationship is probably still testy.

Plausible deniability all around saves face, if nothing comes of the meeting.