Rice withdraws secretary of state bid
UN ambassador under fire after Libya comments
POSTED: 1:54 AM PST December 14, 2012
UPDATED: 6:23 AM PST December 14, 2012
Political pressure appears to have led Susan Rice to drop her name from consideration for the nation's top diplomatic post. The embattled U.N Ambassador called the confirmation process too politicized as she withdrew her name from consideration to be secretary of state Thursday.
