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O: Kerry for state sec’y

President Obama will nominate Sen. John Kerry for secretary of state, ABC News reported last night.

The Democratic ex-presidential nominee’s name will be sent to Congress, now that UN Ambassador Susan Rice has withdrawn in the face of criticism over her post-Benghazi comments.

ABC said the president plans to wait a few days to announce his new choice out of respect for the shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.