Sen. John Kerry, left, D-Mass. , speaks alongside U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, right, D-Mass. , during a public hearing before the Joint Committee on Election Laws at the Statehouse in Boston to press lawmakers to allow Gov. Deval Patrick to name an interim replacement to the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Sen. John Kerry, left, D-Mass. , speaks alongside U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, right, D-Mass. , during a public hearing before the Joint Committee on Election Laws at the Statehouse in Boston to press lawmakers to allow Gov. Deval Patrick to name an interim replacement to the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.