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Senate confirms Kerry nomination for State Dept.

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Sen. John Kerry was confirmed Tuesday by the Senate to become President Barack Obama's new secretary of state, replacing Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3.