Rice moves forward.

The Senate Foreign Relations Commitee on Wednesday confirmed Condoleezza Rice as the nation's next secretary of state by a vote of 16 to 2, sending her name to the full Senate for approval.
Senators voting "nay" to putting Rice in charge of the State Department were Democrats Barbara Boxer of California and John Kerry of Massachusetts. The vote came after two days of tough questioning Rice, who currently serves as President Bush's national security adviser.