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      <excerpt>...picked up &#8220;a whole suitcase of Mardi Gras beads.&#8221;  Among the largely Democratic crowd were staffers from the offices of: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.); Reps. George Miller (D-Calif.) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.); the House Energy and Commerce and Natural </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Latinos across the country, Republicans made some gains during the early years of the George W. Bush presidency. For example, John Kerry won just 52 percent of the votes of foreign-born Latinos compared to George W. Bush's 48 percent, the study stated. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>There is something novelistic and poignant about Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) heading the Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry first burst into the public consciousness as a decorated 27-year-old Vietnam veteran, laying out his opposition to the war in</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Cillizza writes that &#8220;Murtha&amp;#39;s district is the only one in the country won by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in 2004 and by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Vashadze also met with US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Senator John Kerry, chairman of the US Senate Committee on ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...however, the special election will be seriously contested. Murtha's district is the only one in the country won by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in 2004 and by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2008, according to Republican sources, and that trend line coupled </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...for federal primaries around the state. Cillizza writes that &#8220;Murtha&#8217;s district is the only one in the country won by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in 2004 and by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2008, according to Republican sources, and that trend line c</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>There is something novelistic and poignant about Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) heading the Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry first burst into the public consciousness as a decorated 27-year-old Vietnam veteran, laying out his opposition to the war in</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and boldly&#8221; and pass legislation.  The intensive lobbying effort comes at a time when the so-called tripartisan team of Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is working to develop a bill that can pass.  In add</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sen. John McCain carried the competitive district narrowly in 2008 while Sen. John Kerry won it with 51% in 2004. We&amp;#39;ve also moved Connecticut&amp;#39;s 5th District onto our chart into the Democrat Favored category. After meeting with state ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>&#8220;It is very clear from the process that took place in the final days of the bill that Americans are disturbed about the process,&#8221; said Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). &#8220;I believe it would be important for us to take out the egregious items. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Murtha&amp;#39;s district is the only one in the country won by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in 2004 and by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2008, according to Republican sources, and that trend line coupled with the volatile national environment for ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Without Murtha seeking re-election, however, the district would be extremely competitive. In 2008, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) carried it by less than 1000 votes (out of more than 260000 cast) while Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>&#8220;It&amp;#39;s a horrible idea,&#8221; said Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), the lead author behind the main piece of climate and energy legislation to be taken up in the Senate later this year. But, as NYT reported today, Senate Democrats like Energy and ...</excerpt>
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