One day after members of congress grilled Hillary Clinton over the attack on an American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Sen. John Kerry faces a hearing of his own as the nominee to replace Clinton as secretary of state. The Senate Foreign...
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Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's nominee to become secretary of state, gives a 'thumbs-up' as he arrives on Capitol Hill on Jan. 24, 2013, to testify before his confirmation hearing before the committee to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Washington Daybook: Taking the Hot Seat
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President Barack Obama nominates Senator John Kerry for the next secretary of state on Dec. 21, 2012.
Nominee Kerry Before Chairman Kerry’s Committee
John Kerry, President Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of State, will appear today at a confirmation hearing before the Foreign Relations Committee, the panel the Massachusetts Democrat leads. It would be quite the sight to see chairman Kerry question nominee Kerry,...
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Retiring Rep. Barney Frank on Capitol Hill on Jan. 3, 2013, prior to the start of the 113th Congress.
Barney Frank’s Senate Bid Backed by Petition Drive: MoveOn Member
Barney Frank broke somewhat with traditional political decorum — such as that is — with his public pitch to fill the Massachusetts Senate seat that will come open upon Democrat John Kerry’s expected confirmation by his colleagues as secretary of state. “Coach, put me in,”...
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President Barack Obama greets people as he visits Island Snow for shave ice in Kailua, Hawaii, during his holiday vacation, on Jan 3, 2013.
Obama Home from the Holidays: Hard New Year’s Nights Ahead
President Barack Obama returns to Washington today from his annual family vacation in Hawaii for a week expected to include Cabinet nominations, a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and preparations for a second-term inauguration. Obama is scheduled to return...
Read more »Third Time the Charm for Markey?
Massachusetts Congressman Edward Markey, the first candidate to jump into the race for the Senate seat that will become vacant when, as expected, John Kerry is confirmed as Secretary of State, has twice passed on chances to make a bid...
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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) nominated Senator John Kerry to be the next secretary of state, at the White House on Dec. 21, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Kerry Can’t Do It All: Picking Someone to Preside
President Barack Obama joked about a procedural quirk that lies ahead when he chose Senator John Kerry as his nominee for secretary of state. “I guess you won’t be able to actually appear and preside at the same time,” Obama...
Read more »Elizabeth Warren PAC Seeks to `Level the Playing Field’
During her winning Senate campaign, Elizabeth Warren frequently said she would work to “level the playing field” for middle-class families hurt by the excesses of Wall Street and Washington lobbyists. Now the Massachusetts Democrat, a onetime adviser to President Barack...
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Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leave a meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in this Nov. 17, 2010 file photo in Washington.
John Kerry: Secretary of State
Updated with Obama’s comments at 1:42 pm EST Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the state’s senior senator and the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 2004, was named today by President Barack Obama as his choice for the next secretary of...
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Senator John Kerry, a Democrat from Massachusetts, during day three of the Democratic National Convention.
Kerry’s Moment: A Listening Tour
John Kerry came to the back of the 2004 campaign plane, where some reporters were milling in the aisle. We were having a mundane conversation about the way we connect our traveling laptop computers with the home office. The lanky...
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Senator Scott Brown, a Republican from Massachusetts, speaks during an interview at the Capitol building in Washington, in this July 15, 2010 file photo.
Scott Brown: `We May… Meet Again’
So was that a cheerful goodbye or something else? It’s going-away-speech day on the Senate floor, and so far the one most likely to generate buzz came from defeated Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown, who told his colleagues that “victory and...
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