Obama hires Clinton's ex-campaign chief

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WASHINGTON, June 16, 2008 (AFP) — Democrat Barack Obama Monday appointed Hillary Clinton's former campaign manager to his own White House campaign as he beefed up his team for November's general election.

Patti Solis Doyle, who was ousted from the faltering Clinton campaign in February, will be chief of staff to Obama's eventual pick as vice presidential nominee.

That could revive talk of whether the former first lady might become Obama's running mate, although she and Solis Doyle have reportedly not spoken for months and Clinton herself says she is not in the running for the job.

Solis Doyle was one of 15 new postings on the Obama team announced by its campaign manager David Plouffe, mostly existing staff members who take on new responsibilities from field...