The question of who to appoint to the State Department and the Treasury will be uppermost in President Obama's mind as he plans his Cabinet for a second term.
With Hillary Clinton having signalled her intention to step down as Secretary of State, names in the frame to replace her include 2004 presidential contender John Kerry, chairman of the Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations, and UN ambassador Susan Rice.
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