Sources: Obama "likely" to offer Secretary of State to Hillary

Obama advisers are discussing what Mr. Clinton would need to do to avoid a conflict of interest with the duties of his wife, who is said to be interested in the post.

“That’s the first and most important hurdle,” said another adviser to Mr. Obama, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss Mr. Clinton’s role and who praised his efforts to fight AIDS, poverty and climate change through the Clinton Global Initiative. “He does good work. No one wants it to stop, but a structure to avoid conflicts must be thought of.”