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In a major change to his cabinet, US President Trump has fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and nominated CIA Chief Mike Pompeo to replace Tillerson as his top diplomat. While the announcement of the decision may be sudden, it did not come as a c

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, begins a six-day sweep through East Asia today. It's his first trip to the region as America's top diplomat. And his first stop is Japan. And as NPR's Elise Hu reports, he heads into a

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