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January 24, 2017

Senate Committee Approves Exxon's Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State
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On Monday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 11-10 to approve
longtime Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state. Florida
Senator Marco Rubio was the swing vote; he had said he might vote
against Tillerson, but instead decided to back him. Tillerson's
confirmation will go before the full Senate next week.


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