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    Default Breaking News: Susan Rice Withdraws Her Name From Consideration for SOS

    It's on the breaking news feed on CNN.com right now. I'll provide a link as soon as there is a story.
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    http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...ion/?hpt=hp_t1

    (CNN) - Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has withdrawn her name from consideration for secretary of state, President Barack Obama said in a Thursday statement.

    Obama wrote in the statement, "For two decades, Susan has proven to be an extraordinarily capable, patriotic, and passionate public servant."

    She was considered the frontrunner for the post, which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would vacate as soon as a successor is confirmed.
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    So is the position now Kerry's or will someone else have their name tossed into the mix?
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    My guess is that Obama will select another person who shouldn't have the job. He doesn't seem to like to pick people like Kerry that are actually supported.
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    Allen West and now Susan Rice have bitten the dust.

    Wonderful.

    Maybe there is a God.
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    Obama has a really really bad habit of rewarding irrational opposition to stuff he wants.
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    Here's her letter to the President.

    http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2012/im....pdf?hpt=hp_t1

    It's a PDF so you'll need a PDF reader, Adobe is free and has no viruses, etc., download it.
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