It turns out that sometimes you might be able to solve problems without bombing a bunch of people who live thousands of miles away. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is learning this after Syria, Russia, and the United Nations all appeared receptive to Kerry's suggestions that Syria hand over all its chemical weapons to "the international community" in order to avert a potential U.S. strike.

Secretary of State John Kerry said today that the U.S. strike on Syria he's advocating would be "unbelievably small," which is exactly the kind of half-cocked waffling that's come to define this entire affair.

While finishing his testimony in front of the Foreign Relations committee—where he testified more than 40 years ago in opposition to the Vietnam War—Secretary of State John Kerry was interrupted by Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, who yelled "We don’t want another war."

In a statement on Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry blamed the Syrian government for last week's alleged chemical weapon use against civilians, calling the attack “undeniable” and a “moral obscenity.”

Teresa Heinz Kerry, US Secretary of State John Kerry's wife, was flown to a Boston hospital Sunday evening after falling ill while in Nantucket. Kerry has been stabilized but remains in critical condition.

Democratic Rep. Edward Markey defeated Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez in the special election in Massachusetts for John Kerry's vacated Senate seat.

The United States has promised to send "non-lethal aid" directly to Syrian rebels, and is offering to train rebels at a base in the region. This marks the strongest American involvement to date in the Syrian conflict, and a policy shift toward direct help for those opposing President Bashar al-Assad. Secretary of State John Kerry made the announcement earlier today in Rome, saying that Syrian President Assad is "out of time and must be out of power."

This morning, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced he would appoint William "Mo" Cowan as interim senator to fill newly appointed Secretary of State John Kerry's seat until a special election. Cowan was Gov. Patrick's chief of staff from January 2011 to November 2012; before that he served as Patrick's chief legal counsel.

Barney Frank, who literally retired from the House of Representatives yesterday, wants to be a Senator now.

The New York Times reports President Obama will officially nominate Sen. John Kerry for Secretary of State today.

According to ABC News, President Obama has decided to nominate Massachusetts Senator John Kerry for secretary of state. Kerry's presumed nomination follows last week's news that UN Ambassador Susan Rice had withdrawn her name from consideration for the position. Rice had faced high profile attacks from various Republicans, including John McCain, who said Rice was "not very bright."

President Barack Obama has accepted UN Ambassador Susan Rice's request to remove her name from secretary of state consideration.

It seems like someone is a little jealous at all the attention Paul Ryan has been getting. Former vice presidential candidate and forever moron Sarah Palin took issue with John Kerry's speech tonight, particularly the part where he made a joke about Palin being able to see Russia from Alaska.

Barney Frank, who in 1987 became the first sitting Congress member to voluntarily come out as gay, is now responsible for another first — on Saturday night, he married Jim Ready, becoming the first member of Congress to enter into a same-sex marriage.

Relax — it sounds more exciting than it is. But hey, it's still pretty cool. A 2004 photograph released to the public this week shows a coat and boots sunken in the mud near the Titanic's stern. Based on the way the clothing items are "laid out," there is good evidence this was once a person, says James Delgado, director of maritime heritage at the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration.

68-year-old Sen. John Kerry suffered two black eyes and a broken nose playing hockey around New Year's. It's great news for children, who can now throw away the regular terrifying John Kerry Halloween masks they wear every year and buy the new completely horrifying bruised version. (What? Look, the only reason we're making jokes about John Kerry's ugly face is because it's fun.)

Here, courtesy of old Romney clip digger-upper Andrew Kaczynski, is Mitt Romney describing to a group of uninterested old Iowa ladies at the 2004 Republican convention the phenomenon of John Kerry's flip-flopping. It's an excellent briefer on how competent politicians can end up flip-flopping. Thanks, Mitt Romney!

The guy John Kerry chose to be vice president in 2004 turned out to be a glassy-eyed sociopath and pathological liar. That's bad! But the guy Kerry chose to introduce him at the 2004 Democratic National Convention? Turns out he's a pedophile and fraudulent war hero.

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