President Obama's friend, Susan Rice, has withdrawn her name
from contention for Secretary of State of the United States. Current Secretary
of State, Hillary Clinton, is due to vacate the post shortly and Obama sought
Rice as a potential replacement.
Barack Obama
However, her nomination was met with significant opposition from rival
Republicans, who did not feel comfortable with her response to the Benghazi
terrorists attacks in Libya that left a U.S. Ambassador dead, under
tragic circumstances. Obama is said to be upset with the turn of events.
