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Obama move to pick Clinton for cabinet post 'crisis driven'

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U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's announcement of Hillary Clinton as the country's secretary of state has been partially motivated by the ongoing financial crisis, a Russian expert said on Monday.
MOSCOW, December 1 (RIA Novosti) - U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's announcement of Hillary Clinton as the country's secretary of state has been partially motivated by the ongoing financial crisis, a Russian expert said on Monday.

Obama is expected to unveil his national security team later today with former rival Hillary Clinton appointed secretary of state and Robert Gates staying on as defense secretary.

Gleb Pavlovsky, head of the Effective Policy Foundation think tank, said Obama's decision was prompted by the current situation in the United States and the world at large rather than by personal preference.

"Because by late January, the crisis could deepen further, Obama is now in a rush to create a sense of confidence," he said, adding that Hillary Clinton's "theory" is more familiar to market players and "the U.S. political class," while Obama "is continually suspected of radicalism."

"The business world wants to see a mustering of the elites and a secure future, while Obama is feared," he said.

The Russian expert also said the same considerations applied to Obama's decision to keep Robert Gates as defense secretary.

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