By Mark Landler and Helene Cooper -- Published: December 23, 2008
Even before taking office, Hillary Rodham Clinton is seeking to build a more powerful State Department, with a bigger budget, high-profile special envoys to trouble spots and an expanded role in dealing with global economic issues at a time of crisis.
[....] For years, some Pentagon officials have complained that jobs like the economic reconstruction in Afghanistan and Iraq have been added to the military's burden when they could have been handled by a robust Foreign Service.[....] Clinton's push for a more vigorous economic team, one of her advisers said, stems from her conviction that the State Department needs to play a part in the recovery from the global financial crisis.
International Herald Tribune -- Global Edition of the NYT
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Here are some more stories covering the same material but not as well written as the IHT version.
http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_en-USUS299US303&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=hillary+state+department+Lew+Steinberg+Helene+Cooper
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