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Kerry Blasts Senate on Nominations Hold Up

By Thomas McKinless

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Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that the Senate’s inability to bring a vote to the floor to fill a number of vacant diplomatic positions is hurting the nation’s efforts against the Islamic State. “This is not the time to have vacancies in our diplomatic posts,” Kerry said.

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