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WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to nominate Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts as secretary of state, a senior administration official said, succeeding Hillary Rodham Clinton and putting in place the first member of his second-term national security team.

The appointment of Mr. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat and his party’s former presidential nominee in 2004, has been widely expected since last week, when Susan E. Rice, the ambassador to the United Nations, asked Mr. Obama to withdraw her candidacy for the post.

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John Kerry to Be Nominated to Succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State -- ABC News
Obama to tap Kerry for State post -- NBC
John Kerry will be nominated for secretary of state, official says -- CNN
Obama nominating John Kerry to be Secretary of State -- CBS
President Obama to nominate John Kerry for secretary of state -- Politico
Obama to nominate John Kerry for secretary of state today -- Washington Post
Obama set to nominate Kerry for secretary of state -- Washington Times
Obama to tap Kerry for Secretary of State -- USA Today
President Obama nominating John Kerry to be next secretary of state -- Boston.com
Obama chooses John Kerry for secretary of State. How might he do? -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor

My Comment: No surprise with this nomination.