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From left, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Sen. Joseph Lieberman, ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:31:35 GMT

(AP) - From left, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss climate change legislation. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. participates in a news conference ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:52:50 GMT

(AP) - Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss climate change legislation. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, accompanied by Sen. John ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:44:11 GMT

(AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, accompanied by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday,Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss climate change legislation. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., flanked by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:40:56 GMT

(AP) - Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., flanked by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss climate change legislation. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, accompanied by Sen. John ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:36:17 GMT

(AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, accompanied by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss climate change legislation. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

As Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. speaks at right, Sen. Lindsey ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:35:25 GMT

(AP) - As Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. speaks at right, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. huddle during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss climate change legislation. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets U.S. Senator John Kerry ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:25:25 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) on the house floor after addressing the joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets Senate Foreign Relations ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:24:11 GMT

(AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, right, and Army Lt. Gen. Robert Durbin, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, after her address to a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

US Senate Foreign Relation Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:09:26 GMT

(Reuters) - US Senate Foreign Relation Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) (R) declines to take a reporter's question as he and the Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt (L) take their seats for a lunch meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

US Senate Foreign Relation Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:02:22 GMT

(Reuters) - US Senate Foreign Relation Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) (R) and the Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt (L) take their seats for a lunch meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

US Senator John Kerry looks on as Afghan President Hamid Karzai ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:33:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Senator John Kerry looks on as Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on October 20. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has acknowledged presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah's decision to withdraw from the Afghan runoff scheduled for November 7, and said Washington was ready to work with the leader of the next Afghan administration.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

Sen. John Kerry gives an opening statements during a hearing ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:27:57 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Sen. John Kerry gives an opening statements during a hearing on Capitol Hill on October 27, in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama's administration should brief Congress on any "entanglements" between Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother and the CIA or drug traffickers, Kerry said Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)

Former Massachusetts Sen. Edward William Brooke, left, gets ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:38:54 GMT

(AP) - Former Massachusetts Sen. Edward William Brooke, left, gets a hug from Victoria Reggie Kennedy as Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. looks on, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington following a ceremony where Brooke received the Congressional Gold Medal. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Former Massachusetts Sen. Edward William Brooke, left, gets ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:37:26 GMT

(AP) - Former Massachusetts Sen. Edward William Brooke, left, gets a hug from Victoria Reggie Kennedy as Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. looks on, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, following a ceremony where Brooke received his Congressional Gold Medal. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

From left, President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:28:13 GMT

(AP) - From left, President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., hold their hands on their heart during the presentation of colors at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring Brooke, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, center, is applauded ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:02:55 GMT

(AP) - Former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, center, is applauded by, from left, President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and Sen. john Kerry, D-Mass., in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, during a ceremony where he received the Congressional Gold Medal. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Senator John Kerry speaks on Capitol Hill October 27 in Washington, ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:59:12 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Senator John Kerry speaks on Capitol Hill October 27 in Washington, DC. Kerry said Tuesday he would be "surprised" if US President Barack Obama does not announce his decision on troop levels in Afghanistan before leaving for Asia on November 11.(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:42:30 GMT

(AP) - Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on clean energy jobs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. gestures while testifying on Capitol ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:41:10 GMT

(AP) - Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on clean energy jobs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, delivers his opening remarks ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:55:45 GMT

(AP) - Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, delivers his opening remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on clean energy jobs. Seated behind him , from left are, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, delivers his opening remarks ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:55:33 GMT

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry speaks about ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:27:43 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry speaks about Afghanistan at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC. Kerry on Monday accused former president George W. Bush's administration of "gross mishandling" of the Afghan war, and of leaving a terrible inheritance to President Barack Obama.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and U.S. Senator John Kerry ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) step off Air Force One in Boston, October 23, 2009. Obama travelled to Boston to visit the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS EDUCATION)

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and U.S. Senator John Kerry ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:22:54 GMT

President Barack Obama tours the research laboratory at MIT ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:07:09 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama tours the research laboratory at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. From left are, professor Marc Baldo, the president, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, MIT President Susan Hockfield, and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Barack Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. arrive in ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:45:00 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. arrive in Boston, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

President Barack Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., arrive ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:18:07 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., arrive at Logan International Airport in Boston, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

President Barack Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. arrive at ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:06:57 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. arrive at Logan International Airport in Boston, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

President Barack Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. arrive in ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:49:04 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. arrive in Boston, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:25:43 GMT

(AP) - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. presides over the committee's hearing on NATO, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:29:38 GMT

(AP) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., right, accompanied by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, following a vote. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:29:12 GMT

(AP) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, following a vote. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

US ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry (L) speaks with ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:01:33 GMT

(AFP/File) - US ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry (L) speaks with US Senator John Kerry (C) as Afghan President Hamid Karzai looks on at a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on October 20. US President Barack Obama held a video conference with Eikenberry on Thursday, as he nears the end of his in-depth review of Afghan war strategy, the White House said.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, ...

(AP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:34:36 GMT

(AP) - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in his Capitol Hill office, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, ...

(AP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:34:14 GMT

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, ...

(AP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:04:14 GMT

US Senator John Kerry, seen here in Kabul on October 20. Kerry ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:24:32 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Senator John Kerry, seen here in Kabul on October 20. Kerry Wednesday said it was "common sense" for President Barack Obama to wait until after Afghanistan's run-off election before making fateful decisions on deploying more US troops.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

U.S. Senator John Kerry talks with reporters about his recent ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:42:20 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Senator John Kerry talks with reporters about his recent visit to Afghanistan after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

US Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (L) speaks about his recent visit ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:34:52 GMT

(Reuters) - US Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (L) speaks about his recent visit to Afghanistan after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

US Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (R) talks with reporters about ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:32:44 GMT

(Reuters) - US Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (R) talks with reporters about his recent visit to Afghanistan after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, ...

(AP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:41:10 GMT

(AP) - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who recently returned from Afghanistan, speaks with reporters following his meeting with President Barack Obama, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, ...

(AP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:40:38 GMT

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, ...

(AP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:40:15 GMT

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, ...

(AP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:55:15 GMT

(AP) - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who recently returned from Afghanistan, arrives at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, to meet with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, ...

(AP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:54:50 GMT

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, ...

(AP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:52:45 GMT

(AP) - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who recently returned from Afghanistan, walks past a Marine honor guard member as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, to meet with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

US Senator John Kerry (R) is greeted by Pakistani Foreign Minister ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:31:02 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Senator John Kerry (R) is greeted by Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi prior to a meeting in Islamabad in April 2009. The US Congress this week may approve tough new restrictions on military aid to Pakistan, which has decried similar curbs on economic assistance as undermining its sovereignty, aides said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)

Afghan restaurant customers and staff watch the live television ...

(AFP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:54:04 GMT

(AFP) - Afghan restaurant customers and staff watch the live television broadcast of (L-R) US Senator John Kerry, United Nations envoy Kai Eide and Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaking at the presidential palace. Karzai hailed a November 7 second round run-off against his main rival Abdullah Abdullah as a "step forward" for democracy in the troubled country.(AFP/Romeo Gacad)

US Senator John Kerry laughs with Afghan President Hamid Karzai ...

(AFP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:54:04 GMT

(AFP) - US Senator John Kerry laughs with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul. Despite Karzai's acquiescence to a runoff election, US policymakers fear their hardest task may be yet ahead: ensuring the vote's credibility after a fraud-marred first round.(AFP/Shah Marai)

The U.S. Democratic Sen. John Kerry, left, shares a light moment ...

(AP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:23:46 GMT

(AP) - The U.S. Democratic Sen. John Kerry, left, shares a light moment with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. The White House has high praise for the American team in Kabul, including Kerry, that played a major role in persuading President Karzai to agree to a run-off election after the U.N. stripped the Afghan leader of one-third of his votes, citing fraud. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)