Obama defends Susan Rice after Benghazi comments

Susan Rice
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice
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During his press conference yesterday, President Barack Obama defended U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice after Republican senators said they would try to block him from appointing her as the next secretary of state. We talk about the politics behind the controversy and what's next for Susan Rice.

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