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GOP Fires Up
the Grill for
Clinton, Kerry

Jan 23, 2013 8:00 AM CST

GOP Fires Up the Grill for Clinton, Kerry

McCain jokes that he'll waterboard Kerry

(Newser) - Both Hillary Clinton and her would-be successor John Kerry are headed to Capitol Hill: Clinton is testifying today about the Benghazi attack, while Kerry is getting ready for confirmation hearings tomorrow. A look around the landscape:

Republicans are hoping Clinton's hearing will finally answer some tough questions about the

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Obama Is Assembling
a Lousy Cabinet

OPINION

Jan 12, 2013 8:30 AM CST

Obama Is Assembling a Lousy Cabinet

'Usual suspects' are uninspiring: David Rothkopf

(Newser) - John Kerry. Jack Lew. Chuck Hagel. John Brennan. All fine, capable men, writes David Rothkopf at the Washington Post . But taken together as the nucleus of President Obama's foreign policy team? Blah. What happened to the "team of rivals"? Instead, we're getting a Cabinet filled with...

Barney Frank on Senate: 'Coach, Put Me In!'

Jan 4, 2013 10:32 AM CST

Barney Frank on Senate: 'Coach, Put Me In!'

Former congressman admits he'd like John Kerry's seat

(Newser) - Barney Frank wants to temporarily fill John Kerry's probably-soon-to-be-empty Senate seat, and he's not making a secret of it. "I'm not going to be coy. It's not something I've ever been good at. I've told the governor that I would now like, frankly,...

Clinton
Plans Return
to Work
Next Week

Jan 3, 2013 2:21 PM CST

Clinton Plans Return to Work Next Week

As John Kerry ramps up preparation for his confirmation hearings

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton continues to recuperate at home but will be back at work in her Washington office at some point next week, reports Politico . Clinton is "sounding terrific, upbeat, and raring to go," says spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. The secretary of state was discharged from the hospital yesterday following...

Affleck Also
Not Running
for Senate

UPDATED

Dec 25, 2012 2:14 PM CST

Affleck Also Not Running for Senate

Joins Ted Kennedy Jr. in declining to run for Kerry's seat

(Newser) - Ben Affleck is done being coy about his political ambitions, and is joining the growing list of people who won't be running for John Kerry's Senate seat, reports Politico . "I love Massachusetts and our political process, but I am not running for office," Affleck wrote on...

Who Gets
John Kerry's
Senate Seat?

Dec 23, 2012 2:10 PM CST

Who Gets John Kerry's Senate Seat?

Scott Brown is a good bet, but Kennedys are dropping hints

(Newser) - John Kerry's confirmation hearings for secretary of State haven't yet started, but that's not stopping quite a crowd from measuring the drapes for his Senate office. According to Massachusetts state law, Gov. Deval Patrick would appoint Kerry's successor—likely a placeholder—then a special election would...

Obama
Nominates
John Kerry
for State

Dec 21, 2012 1:09 PM CST

Obama Nominates John Kerry for State

Barring a confirmation surprise, he will replace Hillary Clinton

(Newser) - The not-so-surprising leaks were right on the money: President Obama today picked John Kerry to be his next secretary of state, reports AP . "I'm very proud to announce my choice," said the president, adding that Kerry's whole life and career "has prepared him for this...

Obama to Nominate
John Kerry Today

source says

Dec 21, 2012 9:35 AM CST

Obama to Nominate John Kerry Today

Has chosen senator as next secretary of state, source says

(Newser) - No big surprise here , but a senior administration official tells the New York Times that President Obama will nominate John Kerry as the next secretary of state, and he's expected to make the announcement today. Kerry has been widely expected as the successor to Hillary Clinton since Susan...

Ben Affleck
for Senate?
He Won't Say

Dec 20, 2012 10:49 AM CST

Ben Affleck for Senate? He Won't Say

Plus, Putin offers Depardieu a Russian passport

(Newser) - John Kerry is likely to leave his Massachusetts Senate seat to become secretary of state, and the rumor mill has now churned out one Ben Affleck to add to the list of his possible replacements. Affleck was actually meeting with Kerry and other lawmakers in DC yesterday to talk about...

Sign of Improving Relations: US Paying Pakistan $688M

Dec 18, 2012 12:52 PM CST

Sign of Improving Relations: US Paying Pakistan $688M

John Kerry is a big supporter of such aid

(Newser) - In a sign that US-Pakistan relations are improving, the Pentagon will send Pakistan a $688 million payment, the first reimbursement sent to the country since this summer. Such payments, called coalition support funds, cover the cost of stationing troops on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, and many of them have been delayed...

Obama Picks
John Kerry for
State: Source

Dec 15, 2012 2:25 PM CST

Obama Picks John Kerry for State: Source

Sen. Menendez will replace Kerry on key committee

(Newser) - President Obama has already picked John Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, a source tells the Chicago Sun-Times . Kerry's replacement as leader of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will apparently be Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey. The Sun-Times already reported that Clinton preferred Kerry over...

Susan Rice
Withdraws
Name From
Consideration

Dec 13, 2012 2:56 PM CST

Susan Rice Withdraws Name From Consideration

Controversial ambassador out of running for secretary of state

(Newser) - Paging John Kerry: Susan Rice is withdrawing her name from consideration to be the next secretary of state, reports NBC News . The move makes Senator Kerry the leading candidate to replace Hillary Clinton. Rice, the current US ambassador to the UN, has been on the defensive over her initial comments...

Senate GOP Blocks Disabled Rights Treaty

Dec 5, 2012 5:00 AM CST

Senate GOP Blocks Disabled Rights Treaty

Bob Dole makes appeal; Kerry calls vote saddest day in years

(Newser) - Bob Dole watched from a wheelchair on the Senate floor yesterday as his Republican former colleagues rejected a United Nations disability rights treaty modeled on the Americans with Disabilities Act he championed in 1990, the Kansas City Star reports. GOP opponents of the treaty claimed it would surrender American sovereignty...

GOP Says No to Rice
but Loves ... Kerry?

Nov 30, 2012 8:42 AM CST

GOP Says No to Rice but Loves ... Kerry?

Perhaps Republicans respect long-time senator ... or just want his seat

(Newser) - The GOP may still be fiercely opposed to Susan Rice as the next secretary of state, but there's another Democrat that many Republicans seem to be solidly behind—John Kerry. The brutal criticisms Kerry faced as the Democratic nominee for president in 2004 have been replaced with talk of...

Kerry Eyed as
Defense Secretary

Nov 13, 2012 5:00 AM CST

Kerry Eyed as Defense Secretary

Susan Rice leading candidate to replace Hillary Clinton, insiders say

(Newser) - With Leon Panetta saying he'd "like to get back to California," President Obama is looking hard at John Kerry as his replacement at the Pentagon, reports the Washington Post . The move would be part of a major Obama administration shake-up that would include a permanent replacement for...

Obama Plans Drastic
Cabinet Shake-Up

Nov 8, 2012 7:45 AM CST

Obama Plans Drastic Cabinet Shake-Up

Clinton, Geithner, Panetta, Holder all could be gone

(Newser) - After a first term almost devoid of Cabinet shakeups, President Obama is now working on plans to replace virtually his entire team. Hillary Clinton and Tim Geithner have both publicly announced their exits, but Leon Panetta, Eric Holder, Ray LaHood, Steven Chu, Ken Salazaar, and Lisa Jackson are all expected...

Debate 101: Candidates
Spar With Kerry, Portman

Oct 3, 2012 1:03 AM CDT

Debate 101: Candidates Spar With Kerry, Portman

John Kerry, Rob Portman channel rivals during dress rehearsals

(Newser) - While Mitt Romney and President Obama are busily downplaying tonight's debate , they're just as furiously preparing to spar live on stage at the University of Denver. On Sunday, Romney ran a full run-through of the 90-minute debate at an empty arena in Boston, with Rob Portman playing the...

Obama, Biden to Cap Off DNC

Sep 6, 2012 7:50 AM CDT

Obama, Biden to Cap Off DNC

Along with John Kerry, Charlie Crist

(Newser) - It's the final night of the Democratic National Convention, and that means it's time for the president himself to take the stage. No one seems entirely sure what he'll say, though USA Today believes he'll use the chance to define himself in his own words—in...

Stephanie Cutter:
The Democrat
Who 'Rose
From the
Grave'

Jul 8, 2012 4:06 PM CDT

Stephanie Cutter: The Democrat Who 'Rose From the Grave'

John Kerry's 2004 campaign nearly ended her career

(Newser) - That tenacious Democrat you see debating on Sunday news shows? Her name is Stephanie Cutter, and only eight years ago her political career was all but dead, Politico reports. Cutter was communications adviser on John Kerry's 2004 campaign, and received much of the blame for its failure—with one...

Congress
Riddled With
Insider Trading

INVESTIGATION

Jun 24, 2012 7:49 AM CDT

Congress Riddled With Insider Trading

Study find 1-in-8 Congress trades pose potential conflict of interest

(Newser) - The Washington Post has pored over the 45,000 stock transactions made by members of Congress between 2007 and 2010, in a mammoth investigation into just how bad the government's insider trading problem is. The result—130 members of Congress or their families bought and sold up to $218...