Obama nominates Sen. John Kerry as secretary of State

Kerry, who has strong support in the Senate, is selected to replace Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton after the withdrawal of Susan Rice.

WASHINGTON — President Obama nominated John F. Kerry, the five-term Democratic senator from Massachusetts, to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of State, but delayed naming a new Defense chief amid growing criticism of the expected nominee for that post.

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