New York, Nov. 22 : To ensure that his wife, Hillary gets accepted as the next Secretary of State, former US President Bill Clinton has agreed to have his speeches and itinerary vetted by the Obama transition team.

Obama''s formal announcement is due after Thanksgiving, sources have said.

Washington, Nov 21 : Former US president Bill Clinton has dropped enough hints that he and wife Hillary were planning to launch, sooner or later, their daughter Chelsea into politics.

He said she was the best politician in their family, and that she never took advantage of the family’s influence in politics.

New York, Nov. 20 : Former U. S. President Bill Clinton has agreed to disclose the names of donors contributing to his foundation in what can be seen as a breaking of ice with the Obama transition team, to enable his wife, Hillary, to become the next Secretary of State.

Hong Kong  - Former US president Bill Clinton will next month receive an honorary degree for his work in the HIV/AIDS field from the University of Hong Kong.

The university said Thursday the ceremony will take place on December 4 when Clinton will be conferred an honorary Doctor of Law for his work in the field which includes helping 1.4 million sufferers access life-saving drugs through his Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative.

Also present will be Taiwan-born AIDS researcher Dr David Ho who will receive an honorary Doctor of Science in recognition of his contribution to medicine and work in helping the cause in China.

New York, Nov. 19 : Several longtime associates of the Clintons said former president Bill Clinton would be an asset to his wife Hillary Clinton if she were appointed the next secretary of state.

In such a scenario, the Obama administration “would be able to use Bill Clinton as the ultimate special envoy inside the tent,” one longtime associate said.

Over the weekend, Bill Clinton enthusiastically endorsed the prospect of Hillary becoming secretary of state in the Obama administration.

New York, Nov. 18 : Aides to U. S. Presidential-elect Barack Obama are reported to becoming exasperated by the Clinton camp’s pokey response to queries on former President Bill Clinton’s finances.

According to Politico, so high is the exasperation, that it could cost Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton her potential job of being the next Secretary of State of the United States.