As all the rumors predicted:
- OBAMA SAID TO NOMINATE KERRY AS SECRETARY OF STATE TODAY
Time to salute Kerry, John "Swiftboat [5]" Kerry.
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In other news:
John Kerry is finally reporting for duty.
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) December 21, 2012 [7]
And as confirmed by Reuters [8]:
President Barack Obama on Friday will announce his nomination of Senator John Kerry as secretary of state to succeed Hillary Clinton, senior administration officials said.
Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004, had been widely tipped for the post as America's top diplomat after U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew her name from consideration last week.