Susan Rice withdraws her name from consideration for US Secretary of State

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  • December 13, 2012 at 3:54 pm
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Susan Rice has dropped out of the running to be the next Secretary of State, NBC News reports.

She said that if she was nominated, “the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly” — and not worth it for the country.

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Embattled U.N. envoy Susan Rice is dropping out of the running to be the next secretary of state after months of criticism over her Benghazi comments, she told NBC News on Thursday.

“If nominated, I am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly – to you and to our most pressing national and international priorities,” Rice wrote in a letter to President Obama, saying she’s saddened by the partisan politics surrounding her prospects.

“That trade-off is simply not worth it to our country…Therefore, I respectfully request that you no longer consider my candidacy at this time,” she wrote in the letter obtained by NBC News.

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Alansky
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Oh boy. Obama has given the Republicans a way out. Yes Barrack - throw them a bone. Now as for increased taxes on the rich and the "fiscal cliff", please don't give in.