The famously disciplined "No Drama Obama" team has allowed a third day of speculation that he'll name former rival Hillary Clinton as his top diplomat.

Tomasky discussed the downsides last week. Chief among them, for Mike: Obama and Clinton don't seem to get along personally, so foreign leaders could wonder if Clinton is really speaking for him, or freelancing her own foreign policy. Also, Obama won. To the extent that Obama does owe Clinton for her support during the general election campaign, the nation's top diplomatic job is a heck of a chit for her to call in.

Another question US papers have been asking: Can Clinton overcome the Obama team's rigorous vetting process? In Bill Clinton's eight years out of office, he has amassed a fortune in speaking fees and has built a global philanthropic effort. He would be required to release the list of donors to his William J Clinton Foundation and to the Clinton presidential library in Little Rock, something he refused to do during Clinton's campaign for the Democratic nomination.



According to the New York Times this morning, the Obama team has begun a review of the former president's "finances and activities".

The Washington Post writes: