With Susan Rice officially withdrawing herself as a possible nominee for US Secretary of State, this can be considered a victory for the GOP. At the same time, it allows for US President Barack Obama to focus more on the "fiscal cliff" battle.
Even though US President Obama hasn't given names of potential nominees, the GOP is being proactive and attacking Susan Rice who is the current US Ambassador to the United Nations.
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Immediately after the embassy attack that killed U.S. envoy Chris Stevens and three staff members, the Obama administration dispatched U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice to five Sunday television talk shows to explain what happened.
