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Published 1/7/2009 at WSJ.com: Washington Wire

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has scheduled the start of confirmation hearings for Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton for Jan. 13, the office of Sen. John Kerry announced today. The committee will also begin holding confirmation hearings for Susan Rice , President-elect Barack Obama ’s nominee to be Washington’s new ambassador to the United Nations. Kerry noted that he has called Clinton and Rice “an extremely talented team” and promised a “fair and expeditious confirmation process.” (link)

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