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Newsweek The Next Hillary; Handicapping the race for secretary of state Leslie H. Gelb EFTA00660302 April 30, 2012 -- Next to guessing whom Mitt Romney will pick as his running mate, there's no more delicious fruit on Washington's tree of gossip than the identity of the next secretary of state. It

not that she has the will, standing abroad, and popularity at home to walk from office with head high. The contenders for both President Obama and Romney are basically inside professionals, very well known and respected by peers and foreign leaders. But they lack the stage presence of their immediate

Utah. In other words, he is not intimate with the foreign-policy crowd, even compared with Obama four years ago, who at least sat for two years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Almost certainly, however, Romney's possibles include Robert Zoellick, the outgoing president of the World Bank; Stephen Hadley, national securit

, Ted Cruz (R-TX), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Thom Tillis (R-NC

tml> (7/30, Rummler, 521K) lists Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), John Barrasso (R-WY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) as others who publicly rejected the notion. The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com./2020/07

n/2020/07/30/pompeo-slams-us-tech-for-downplaying-china-cyber-threat.html> (7/30, Macias, 3.62M) reports on its website that in an appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, Secretary of State Pompeo "slammed U.S. tech companies...for their lack of transparency in regards to the breadth and depth of intelle

hould end by December 8." Politico adds Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ben Sasse (R-NE), and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) have also "acknowledged the need for a transition." On CNBC's Squawk Box <https://playvideo.bu

), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ben Sasse (R-NE), and Lamar Alexander (R-

succeeding Mr. Blinken as Mr. Obama's deputy national security adviser. She, too, is a former aide to Mr. Biden, serving as deputy chief counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2007 to 2008 while Mr. Biden was chairman. Ms. Haines also served as counsel to Mt Obama's National Security Council, helping him navigate leg

), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Thom Tillis (R-N

Axios (7/30, Rummler, 521K) lists Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), John Barrasso (R- WY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) as others who publicly rejected the notion. The New York Times (7/30, Burns, 18.61M) writes unde

rebukes from the White House that President Trump had not been briefed about the threats to U.S. soldiers before the reports surfaced;' Pompeo told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that "the proper people have been aware of every single threat to our soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan whether that was General [Austin) Mille

you if you care about the rule of law." The Washington Times (7/12, Sherfinski, 492K) and Politico (7/12, Oprysko, 4.29M) cover Schiff's remarks. Romney, Toomey Join Democrats In Denouncing Stone Clemency, Graham And Rep. Jordan Back President's Move. On the CBS Weekend NewsVi (7/11, Story 3, 1:19,

Joe Biden to House Speaker Pelosi "accused the President of abuse of power. So did some Republicans." Bloomberg (7/11, Wasson, 4.73M) reports Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Pat Toomey (R- PA) "became the first major Republican elected officials to criticize...Trump's decision to commute" Stone's sentence. Rom

rop Resistance To State Dept. Nominees. Bloomberg (7/10, Wadhams, Flatley, 4.73M) reports Secretary of State Pompeo "is refusing to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unless it holds hearings on five senior State Department nominees, including the administration's new ambassador to Ukraine, in what Democrats call

: A GOP consultant, the chief strategist on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, lamented what's ha

nt, who chairs the Human Rights Foundation, saw a parallel to Russia as he watched the Mueller hearings: A GOP consultant, the chief strategist on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, lamented what's happened to his party: From a Post pollster: The former deputy attorney general has a new gig: Counse

. ... The Trump administration has insisted the arms sales are crucial to protect the region against a growing threat from Iran. The vetoes come as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to vote Thursday on two competing bipartisan bills to impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia." -- A Navy SEAL platoon was kicked out of Iraq for c

Axios (7/30, Rummler, 521K) lists Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), John Barrasso (R- WY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) as others who publicly rejected the notion. The New York Times (7/30, Burns, 18.61M) writes unde

), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Thom Tillis (R-N

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r 8." Politico adds Sens. Jim Risch (R- ID), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mitt EFTA00149132 Romney (R-UT), Ben Sasse (R-NE), and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) have also "acknowledged the need for a transition." On CNBC's Squawk BoxVI (11/23, 114K), Sen.

succeeding Mr. Blinken as Mr. Obama's deputy national security adviser. She, too, is a former aide to Mr. Biden, serving as deputy chief counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2007 to 2008 while Mr. Biden was chairman. Ms. Haines also served as counsel to Mr. Obama's National Security Council, helping him navigate le