Obama to nominate Sen. John Kerry as secretary of state this afternoon

President Obama will nominate Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) as secretary of
state this afternoon, according to a White House official.
Kerry will succeed Hillary Clinton, who has long planned to step down
shortly after Obama’s inauguration. He was widely considered to be Obama’s
top choice after U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice removed herself from
consideration last week. 

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