John Kerry

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Secretary of State John Kerry, escorted by staff, waves as he begins his first week on the job, as he arrives at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. The former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and presidential candidate, replaces Hillary Rodham Clinton as the top U.S. diplomat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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** FILE ** U.S. Sen. John Kerry greets William "Mo" Cowan, who will occupy his Senate seat temporarily, before addressing constituents at Faneuil Hall in Boston Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Kerry will step down tomorrow from the office he has held for nearly three decades to become the next secretary of state. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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Sen. John F. Kerry acknowledges applause while addressing constituents at Faneuil Hall in Boston on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Mr. Kerry on Friday stepped down from the office he has held for nearly three decades to become the next secretary of state. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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**FILE** U.S. Sen. John Kerry acknowledges applause while addressing constituents at Faneuil Hall in Boston on Jan. 31, 2013. (Associated Press)

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“I think if the election were held today, I would lose,” Rep. Stephen F. Lynch concedes about his bid to succeed former Sen. John F. Kerry. “But the election is not today.” (Associated Press)

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William "Mo" Cowan smiles Jan. 30, 2013, during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston where he was selected to fill John F. Kerry's seat on an interim basis in the Senate. Kerry was confirmed by the Senate the previous day to be the nation's next secretary of state. (Associated Press

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Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, emerges on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat. Mr. Kerry, who has served on the Foreign Relations panel for 28 years and led the committee for the past four, would replace Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Associated Press)

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Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, speaks Jan. 24, 2013, during his confirmation hearing to become the next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kerry is likely to face friendly questioning on a smooth path to approval before the committee he has served on for 28 years and led for the past four. (Associated Press)

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Sen. John F. Kerry (second from right) arrives for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to be the next secretary of state, on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. With him are outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (center), Sen. John McCain (right) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (left). (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)