Rice quits secretary of state race

Susan Rice, the embattled UN ambassador, abruptly withdrew from consideration to be the next secretary of state today after an ugly standoff with Republican senators who declared they would vigorously oppose her nomination.

Rice quits secretary of state race
Thu, 13 Dec, 2012 - 22:51

Susan Rice, the embattled UN ambassador, abruptly withdrew from consideration to be the next secretary of state today after an ugly standoff with Republican senators who declared they would vigorously oppose her nomination.

The move elevates Senator John Kerry as the likely choice to be the nation’s next top diplomat when Hillary Rodham Clinton departs.

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