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Alexandra Kerry, daughter of former U.S. presidential candidate ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:35:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Alexandra Kerry, daughter of former U.S. presidential candidate and Senator John Kerry, speaks at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, in this July 29, 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, left, shakes hands ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:44:31 GMT

(AP) - Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, left, shakes hands with Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., after a hearing on the G-20 in the Senate Foreign Relations committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, left, talks with ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:24:53 GMT

(AP) - Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, left, talks with Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., before a hearing on the G-20 in the Senate Foreign Relations committee on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, smiles at Chairman ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:22:10 GMT

(AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, smiles at Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., before a hearing on the G-20 in the Senate Foreign Relations committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) meets Senate Foreign ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:06:35 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) meets Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) before a committee hearing on "The U.S. and the G-20: Remaking the International Economic Architecture� on Capitol Hill in Washington November 17, 2009. Weaning the global economy off its reliance on U.S. consumers will help rebalance growth and support attempts to bring down unemployment, Geithner said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)

John Kerry gives an opening statement during a hearing of the ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:54:20 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - John Kerry gives an opening statement during a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill. With crucial global climate talks less than a month away, US senators appear to be betting on nuclear energy as the key to finally passing sweeping domestic climate change legislation.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (right) and US Senator John ...

(AFP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:06:15 GMT

(AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (right) and US Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, hold a press conference following a meeting on global climate change in Washington, DC. Kerry has pledged to complete a framework of an elusive US climate change deal in time for next month's high-stakes summit in Copenhagen, vowing not to let the world down.(AFP/Tim Sloan)

Steam billows from the cooling towers at a nuclear power station ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:06:15 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Steam billows from the cooling towers at a nuclear power station in Illinois. Senator John Kerry has pledged to complete a framework of an elusive US climate change deal in time for next month's high-stakes summit in Copenhagen, vowing not to let the world down.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)

VIDEO: Empire State's high hopes for green makeover. Originally ...

(afp.com) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:06:15 GMT

(afp.com) - VIDEO: Empire State's high hopes for green makeover. Originally filed: 120509. Duration: 01:50. Senator John Kerry has pledged to complete a framework of an elusive US climate change deal in time for next month's high-stakes summit in Copenhagen, vowing not to let the world down.(afp.com)

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

(Reuters) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:01:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) speaks to the press next to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (2nd R), Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) (L) and Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), following the committee's meeting on global climate change on Capitol Hill in Washington November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) speaks to the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:56:29 GMT

(Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) speaks to the press next to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) following the committee's meeting on global climate change including on Capitol Hill in Washington November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) and US Senator John Kerry, ...

(AFP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:50:31 GMT

(AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) and US Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, hold a press conference following a meeting on global climate change at the US Capitol in Washington. The US Senate will complete the framework of climate change legislation before next month's high-stakes summit in Copenhagen, Kerry promised Ban on Tuesday.(AFP/Tim Sloan)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a news conference, ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:47:04 GMT

(AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Joining Ban from left to right are Sens. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., John Kerry, D-Mass., Ban, and Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (R) speaks to the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:25:06 GMT

(Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (R) speaks to the media with Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) (L) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) following the committee's meeting on global climate change, including "the steps leading up to December's International negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark," on Capitol Hill in Washington November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., second from left, speaks during a ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:14:02 GMT

(AP) - Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., second from left, speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Joining Kerry from left to right are Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., Kerry, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a news conference, ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:11:08 GMT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, is flanked by Sen. ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:10:02 GMT

(AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, is flanked by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., during a news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a news conference, ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:09:42 GMT

(AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, center, listen. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

The November 16 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands November 9), ...

(AP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:35:16 GMT

(AP) - The November 16 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands November 9), "How We (Could Have) Won in Vietnam," argues that unraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from making its mistakes when it comes to Afghanistan. Plus, an essay by Sen. John Kerry, how 1979 changed the world, why right-of-center candidates are succeeding in the age of Obama, and the fall of the House of Versace. (PRNewsFoto/NEWSWEEK)

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)