FOXNews.com: Obama to nominate Kerry for Clinton post today

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Obama to nominate Kerry for Clinton post today Dec 21st 2012, 18:00 Washington –  President Obama will nominate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as his pick for secretary of state Friday afternoon, sources told Fox News.   Kerry would succeed Hillary Clinton, who will step down shortly after Obama's inauguration, if confirmed by the Senate. Kerry was widely considered to be Obama's top choice after U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice removed herself from consideration last week. Rice encountered a wall of Republican resistance over her comments in the immediate aftermath of the Benghazi terror attack, in which she claimed the attack was "spontaneous."  Kerry's nomination marks the president's first move in a sweeping overhaul of his national security team heading into a second term. Kerry was the Democratic nominee for president in 2004, losing a close election to incumbent George W. Bush. He's a decorated Vietnam veteran who was critical of the war effort when he returned to the U.S., even testifying in front of the Senate committee he eventually chaired.  Rice withdrew her name from consideration last week, making Kerry all but certain to become the nominee. People familiar with the White House's decision-making said support within the administration was moving toward Kerry even before Rice pulled out.  The Cabinet nomination of Kerry, 69, is the first Obama has made since winning a second term, and the first piece in an extensive shuffle of his national security team. The president is also expected soon to nominate a new defense secretary to take over for retiring Leon Panetta and a new director of the Central Intelligence Agency to replace former spy chief David Petreaus, who resigned last month after admitting to an affair with his biographer.  The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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