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Kerry meets Pope, says he may attend UN climate summitROME – After meeting Pope Francis Monday, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry told journalists that he hoped the pontiff would attend a UN climate summit this fall and said care for the planet is a Christian responsibility.This marked the third meeting between Pope Francis and Kerry, the former United States Secretary of State under President Barak Obama and current Presidential Envoy for Climate under President Joe Biden. Kerry was also the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004.A Catholic, Kerry spoke with a small group of journalists, including Crux,...

Kerry blames himself for flap over yacht taxSaturday, July 31, 2010 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — Sen. John Kerry said he always intended to pay taxes in Massachusetts on his $7 million yacht but conceded he mishandled the public furor over his decision to dock the vessel in Rhode Island. “I don’t think I dealt with it fast enough, effectively enough. There’s nobody to blame but myself for that,” the Massachusetts Democrat told The Boston Globe for Friday’s editions. Kerry added that he did nothing legally wrong. Kerry moved to end the controversy this week by saying he would write...

They had John Kerry, their sitting US Senator, Jim McGovern their sitting US Congressman (and a supporter of terrorists), Tim Murray, our sitting Lt Governor and former mayor of Worcester, and the current mayor of Worcester, Joe O'Brien. They still ONLY turned out about maybe 150 people. Two hours later there were thousands showing up for Scott a couple blocks down the street. I thought this was pathetic and showed the weakness of their campaign.

Senator John Kerry is calling on Republican Scott Brown, who is waging a surging campaign against Democrat Martha Coakley, to curb his supporters, saying they have engaged in "bullying and threats" and that some of them are from out-of-state. "I'm no stranger to hard fought campaigns, but what we've seen in the past few days is way over the line and reminiscent of the dangerous atmosphere of Sarah Palin's 2008 campaign rallies. This is not how democracy works in Massachusetts," Kerry said this afternoon. "Scott Brown needs to speak up and get his out of state tea party supporters under...

Over at Blogs for Bush, they're reporting that Vice President Cheney was getting pummeled with the F-Bomb on his visit to Gulfport, LA today: AUDIENCE MEMBER: Go f**k yourself, Mr. Cheney. CHENEY: ... you've got to figure out what to do with all of the debris. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Go f**k yourself. QUESTION: Are you getting a lot of that, Mr. Vice President? CHENEY: That's the first time I've heard it. A friend of John -- or of -- oh, never mind. (LAUGHTER)