Greg Craig Selected as White House Counsel

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By Michael D. Shear and Anne E. Kornblut President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Washington lawyer Greg Craig, who served as President Bill Clinton’s lead attorney during his impeachment proceedings, to be his White House counsel, according to an individual involved with the transition. Craig has been a longtime adviser to Bill and Sen. Hillary Clinton, but became a shut adviser to Obama during the campaign, reportedly serving as the stand-in for Sen. John McCain during debate preparations. Transition officials

declined to comment. And Craig did not return calls left on his machine. Craig was a foreign policy adviser to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. He has defended high-profile clients, including John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, and Kennedy nephew William Kennedy Smith, who was accused of rape. But it was his defense of Clinton on the floor of the U.S. Senate

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