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Departure would spark new Senate race

  • Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., stands by as President Barack Obama, not seen, announces his nomination of Kerry as next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

    Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., stands by as President Barack Obama, not seen, announces his nomination of Kerry as next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

  • Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., stands by as President Barack Obama, not seen, announces his nomination of Kerry as next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

    Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., stands by as President Barack Obama, not seen, announces his nomination of Kerry as next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

  • Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., stands by as President Barack Obama, not seen, announces his nomination of Kerry as next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
  • Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., stands by as President Barack Obama, not seen, announces his nomination of Kerry as next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)