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Steve Clemons in Las Vegas Sun on Sen. Clinton as Majority Leader

WASHINGTON - Sen. Harry Reid won his party's support as Senate Majority Leader this week, but suggestions persist in Washington that Sen. Hillary Clinton might be in line for his job down the road.

It all started when a think-tank blogger posted a well-sourced story claiming that Reid had offered Clinton the majority leadership position for 2008 in exchange for her not running for president.

Reid denies the story as an "urban legend." Clinton said Thursday it has "no basis."… more

Steven Clemons | November 21, 2006