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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) arrives prior to the start of U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on January 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama said the focal point his speech is the central mission of our country, and his central focus as...

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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , left, talks with Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , right, and Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, prior to the start of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Kerry recently suffered a broken nose while...

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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , right, talks with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, as they wait for President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, for a ceremony where the president honored the 2010-2011 Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins hockey...

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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , points to his eyes as he speaks with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, right, as they wait for President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan 23, 2012, for a ceremony where the president honored the 2010-2011 Stanley Cup...

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) makes a statement to members of the press on the failure of the 'supercommittee' November 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has issued a statement saying 'it will not be...

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (C) talks to reporters November 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has issued a statement saying 'it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement available to the...

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) speaks as he is interviewed by the media November 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has issued a statement saying 'it will not be possible to make any bipartisan...

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), a member of the 'Super Committee', or Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, returns to his Senate office November 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Members of the committee have struggled to come up with a plan...

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) (C) is followed by reporters as she arrives for a meeting between Republican and Democratic members of the 'Super Committee', or Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, in U.S. Sen. John Kerry's office November 21, 2011...

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CORRECTS TO SENATE MINORITY WHIP - Supercommittee members, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. , left, and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , right, greet each other on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, as the deficit reduction panel's deadline approaches with little expectation...

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U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (C) departs with aides after meeting with his fellow Democratic members of the 'super committee' at the U.S. Capitol in Washington November 16, 2011. With a deadline less than a week away, members of a 12-member "super committee" tasked with finding $1.2...

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U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) talks to reporters after meeting his fellow Democratic members of the so-called 'super committee' at the U.S. Capitol in Washington November 16, 2011. With a deadline less than a week away, members of a 12-member "super committee" tasked with finding $1.2...

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Supercommittee member Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, as he emerges from a closed-door meeting with fellow Democratic members of the Supercommittee.

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Supercommittee member Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , emerges from a closed-door meeting with fellow Democratic members of the Supercommittee, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Oxfam America activists dressed as members of the Congressional Super Committee, L-R: Sen. John Kyl,R-AZ, Sen. John Kerry,D-MA, and Rep. Dave Camp, R-MI, scratch their 'heads' as they pose October 26, 2011 in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Oxfam activists adorned with capes...

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Senator John Kerry (D-MA) arrives at a state dinner in honor of the state visit of South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak at the White House in Washington October 13, 2011.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) waves at Senator John Kerry (D-MA) as judges of the Supreme Court look on before U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 24, 2012.

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President Barack Obama greets, from second from left, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, after delivering his State of the Union address.

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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama greets, from second from left, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, after delivering his State of the Union...

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US Senator John Kerry listens to opening remarks as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction begins a full committee hearing on considering the rules and organizing the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 8, 2011.

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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , right, and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, left, arrive for the start of the opening meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, often called the "supercommittee", on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Made up of six Republican and...

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AMMAN, JORDAN - JANUARY 10: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets with Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) on January 10, 2012 in Amman, Jordan. Abbas arrived in Jordan,...

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US Senator John Kerry gives a press conference at the US embassy in Kabul on May 15, 2011. Influential US Senator John Kerry met Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul late on May 14, the president's office said, ahead of Kerry's visit to Pakistan after the killing of Osama bin Laden.

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US Senator John Kerry talks to foreign media representatives during a news conference after meeting with Pakistani military and political leaders in Islamabad on May 16, 2011. Pakistan and the United States sought on May 16 to smooth a damaging row caused by Osama bin Laden's killing,...

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Commerce Department General Counsel Cameron Kerry, left, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) General Counsel Austin Schlick, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 29, 2011, before the Senate Commerce Committee hearing to examine privacy and data security, focusing...