Samantha Power to join Obama administration

[dionysus]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28919857/

Officials familiar with the decision say Obama has tapped Power to be senior director for multilateral affairs at the National Security Council, a job that will require close contact and potential travel with Clinton, who is now secretary of state. NSC staffers often accompany the secretary of state on foreign trips.

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Power was an early and ardent Obama supporter until the "monster" comment forced her off his campaign, but she was rehabilitated after the election when she made a gesture to apologize to Clinton and was included in the transition teams for both the State Department and the U.S. mission to the United Nations.

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At the time, an official close to the transition said Power's "gesture to bury the hatchet" with Clinton had been well-received. Power and Clinton have met at least once since Clinton's confirmation last week when they both appeared at a State Department ceremony at which Obama announced the appointment of special envoys to South Asia and the Middle East.

[DCBob]

1. Great news! She is outstanding.

:thumbsup:

[dionysus]

2. kick

[invictus]

3. K&R

[nichomachus]

4. Oh no -- is she going to leave The Daily Show?

[AtomicKitten]

5. Great news. She is the best of the brightest.