If Sen. Hillary Clinton is to take a seat in the Obama Cabinet, the two former rivals will have to find a way to keep their policy disputes behind closed doors. Being close to the president is crucial to being an effective secretary of state.

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The Environmental Protection Agency is working on new clean air rules that would allow coal-fired power plants to be built closer to national parks. It's part of an effort by the Bush administration to put looser environmental regulations in place before leaving office.

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Sen. Hillary Clinton has agreed to be President-elect Obama's nominee for secretary of state; New York Fed chief Timothy Geithner is in line to be treasury secretary; and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is up for the top job at Commerce.

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New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has accepted an offer to become secretary of state. Obama tapped New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson for U.S. secretary of commerce, and New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner has been asked to serve as Treasury secretary.

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