Kerry next in line for top State position
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buzz">buzz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 2004 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="accolades">accolades</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>. <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pundits">pundits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="waged">waged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>-<span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>' 2008 <span word="nomination">nomination</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016.</p><p><span word="Kerry">Kerry</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="outspoken">outspoken</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="parlay">parlay</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span>-<span word="themed">themed</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Charlotte">Charlotte</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="DNC">DNC</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="nomination">nomination</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="juxtaposition">juxtaposition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> 68-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="senator">senator</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p>
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