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\f0\fs26 \cf0 \cb2 (Image source: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/us/politics/kerry-is-pick-for-secretary-of-state-official-says.html"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 Brendan Hoffman / The New York Times}}) \f1\fs24 \
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\f0\b\fs26 \cf0 BY NATHAN BYRNE \f1\b0\fs24 \
\f0\b\fs26 ANCHOR MEGAN MURPHY \f1\b0\fs24 \
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\f0\fs26 \cf0 President Obama is making it official \'97 the proverbial \'93last man
standing,\'94 John Kerry will be nominated for Senate approval as secretary of state.
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\f0\fs26 [VIDEO: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.cnbc.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 CNBC}}]
\b \'93We now have confirmation that the president, as expected, is going to nominate John Kerry,
the senator from Massachusetts, Democratic nominee in 2004 to replace Hillary Clinton.\'94
\f0\fs26 \cf3 CNN\'92s Wolf Blitzer says it\'92s no surprise}}
\f0\fs26 after Susan Rice\'92s withdrawal following the Benghazi fallout. New details
are scarce in what most media outlets are reporting as a foregone conclusion. But here\'92s
one \'85 \f1\fs24 \
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\f0\b\fs26 \cf0 \'93The hearings will take place in January. They would very much like
to have John Kerry in place as the new secretary of state around the time of the inauguration
January 20th.\'94 \f1\b0\fs24 \
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{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/us/politics/kerry-is-pick-for-secretary-of-state-official-says.html"}}{\fldrslt \f0\fs26 \cf3 A New York Times article points
out Kerry has wanted this job for a long time}} \f0\fs26 , citing the close ties he\'92s built
with President Obama \'97 like the keynote speech assignment that launched Obama\'92s
national political career, Kerry\'92s diplomatic missions for the Obama administration and
his early attempt to engage Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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\f0\fs26 \cf0 The move creates a domino effect on political positions. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-21/obama-said-to-name-kerry-as-nominee-for-secretary-of-state-today.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 A commentator for Bloomberg says}} Kerry\'92s
big promotion \'85 \f1\fs24 \
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\f0\b\fs26 \cf0 \'93 \'85 means that there is going to be a Senate race, a special election
in Massachusetts. Will Scott Brown, who lost to Elizabeth Warren, run again? Who will be
the Democratic nominee for that position?\'94 \f1\b0\fs24 \
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\f0\fs26 \cf0 Kerry currently chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.}