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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

John Kerry Confirmed As Secretary of State

Kerry will replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.

  With only three dissenting votes, the U.S. Senate has confirmed John Kerry as the new Secretary of State. Kerry will take over for Hillary Clinton, who is leaving her post after four years. The move means Kerry will have to resign as a senator soon, paving the way for a special senate election. The primary election is scheduled for April 30 and the general election will be held on June 25.  U.S. Congressman Ed Markey, D-MA, has announced he is running for the seat. U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch, D-MA has hinted that he may run.  As for an interim senator for Kerry's seat, Gov. Deval Patrick plans to announce his pick on Wednesday, Jan. 30, according to the Boston Herald.

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Date Set For Massachusetts Special Senate Election (in Waltham Patch), Markey Says He Will Run For U.S. Senate (in Waltham Patch), Report: Lynch to Challenge Markey for Kerry's Seat (in Waltham Patch), and 1 more ›

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Report: John Kerry to Be Secretary of State Nominee

Kerry would replace outgoing Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.

  President Obama plans to nominate U.S. Senator John Kerry, D-MA, for Secretary of State, according to ABC News.  Kerry, if confirmed by the Senate, would replace outgoing Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, according to ABC News. Obama has reportedly made his decision but does not plan to announce it within the next few days because of sensitivities surrounding the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Kerry became the front runner for the top diplomatic post in the wake of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrawing her name from consideration.  Kerry had reportedly been under consideration for the Secretary of Defense post, but former U.S. Senator Charles Hagel, R-Neb., tops the list of potential nominees for …

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26, Gunman Dead in Connecticut School Shooting, Susan Rice Out. John Kerry In? (in Waltham Patch), and John Kerry Reportedly Under Consideration For Defense Secretary, as well as Secretary of State

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