Susan Rice: Ending Secretary Of State Bid Was The ‘Right Call’

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In a Washington Post op-ed published Thursday, UN Ambassador Susan Rice wrote that withdrawing her name from consideration to be Secretary of State was the “right call.”

I grew up in Washington, D.C., and I’ve seen plenty of battles over politics and policy. But a national security appointment, much less a potential one, should never be turned into a political football. There are far bigger issues at stake. So I concluded this distraction has to stop.

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