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Published 1/7/2009 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker

(CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing to be the next sectary of state is set for next Tuesday, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry announced. Kerry also said the committee will hold a hearing for Susan Rice — President-elect Obama's pick to be the ambassador to the UN — next Thursday.        [...] (link)

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