Senate confirms Kerry nomination for State Dept.
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST by By DONNA CASSATA
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton....
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