Susan Rice fails to charm GOP senators

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice met with Republican senators Wednesday, in an effort to diffuse criticisms surrounding her possible nomination for secretary of state. But even moderate senators walked away vowing to block the nomination.

By Patricia Zengerle,?Reuters / November 28, 2012

UN Ambassador Susan Rice leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, with Sen. Susan Collins, R- Maine, and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., about the Benghazi terrorist attack. Rice continued her fight Wednesday to win over skeptics in the Senate who could block her chances at becoming the next secretary of state.

Evan Vucci/AP

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U.N. Ambassador?Susan Rice?failed on Wednesday to win over Republicans opposing her possible candidacy for U.S. secretary of state, and more senators - including a one-time supporter - questioned statements she made after the deadly attack on the?U.S. mission?in?Benghazi?in September.

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U.S. Senator?Susan Collins?met with Rice for over an hour and said afterward she could not back Rice for secretary of state, if she were nominated by President?Barack Obama, without more information.

The moderate?Maine?Republican even brought up a new concern about Rice's record in the State Department 14 years ago in connection with the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in?Africa.

Other Republicans have threatened to block Rice's nomination if Obama picks her to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which would require?Senate?confirmation.

They accuse her of misleading the American people for political reasons in the run-up to the Nov. 6 presidential election by playing down any al Qaeda links to the?Benghazi,?Libya, attack at a time when Obama was touting his record of successes against the militant movement.

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