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Who ran against Kerry in 1996?
William Weld
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When Weld was re-elected governor, how much of the vote did he get?
71%
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When was Weld re-elected governor?
1994
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What did Kerry and Weld agree to limit their campaign spending to?
$6.9 million
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Who broke the agreed-upon spending cap?
Both candidates
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What was Kerry supposed to say when he 'botched a joke'?
"... you end up getting us stuck in a war in Iraq. Just ask President Bush."
[ "John_Kerry\n\nKerry said that he had intended the remark as a jab at President Bush, and described the remarks as a \"botched joke\", having inadvertently left out the key word \"us\" (which would have been, \"If you don't, you get us stuck in Iraq\"), as well as leaving the phrase \"just ask President Bush\" off ...
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Who was Kerry saying was stuck in Iraq?
President Bush and not American troops in general
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What mistake did Kerry make in the joke?
inadvertently left out the key word "us"
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Who did the Washington Post say Kerry was an envoy for?
Afghanistan and Pakistan
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When did the Washington Post say Kerry was important envoy?
May 2011
[ "John_Kerry\n\nKerry \"has emerged in the past few years as an important envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan during times of crisis,\" a Washington Post report stated in May 2011, as Kerry undertook another trip to the two countries. The killing of Osama bin Laden \"has generated perhaps the most important crossroad...
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How, in May 2011, did the WaPo describe Bin Laden's killing?
perhaps the most important crossroads yet
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What did Kerry get from the Pakistanis?
the tail-section of the U.S. helicopter which had had to be abandoned at Abbottabad during the bin Laden strike
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Who was Pakistan's army chief in 2013?
Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
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Who said Kerry was the 'top Senate liberal'?
the National Journal
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When was Kerry called the 'top Senate liberal'?
2003
[ "John_Kerry\n\nMost analyses place Kerry's voting record on the left within the Senate Democratic caucus. During the 2004 presidential election he was portrayed as a staunch liberal by conservative groups and the Bush campaign, who often noted that in 2003 Kerry was rated the National Journal's top Senate liberal. ...
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What was Kerry's actual career voting rank for 'liberalness'?
11th most liberal
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What trade agreement did Kerry support?
North American Free Trade Agreement
[ "John_Kerry\n\nMost analyses place Kerry's voting record on the left within the Senate Democratic caucus. During the 2004 presidential election he was portrayed as a staunch liberal by conservative groups and the Bush campaign, who often noted that in 2003 Kerry was rated the National Journal's top Senate liberal. ...
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What trade agreement did Kerry oppose?
Central American Free Trade Agreement
[ "John_Kerry\n\nMost analyses place Kerry's voting record on the left within the Senate Democratic caucus. During the 2004 presidential election he was portrayed as a staunch liberal by conservative groups and the Bush campaign, who often noted that in 2003 Kerry was rated the National Journal's top Senate liberal. ...
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When did Kerry say he intended to support the Iraq War?
October 9, 2002
[ "John_Kerry\n\nIn the lead up to the Iraq War, Kerry said on October 9, 2002; \"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threa...
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When did Bush declare the Iraq war?
2003
[ "John_Kerry\n\nIn the lead up to the Iraq War, Kerry said on October 9, 2002; \"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threa...
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Who did Kerry say we should disarm?
Saddam Hussein
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When did Kerry speak at Georgetown University?
January 23, 2003
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What committee did Kerry chair in 1991-1993?
the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs
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What did the POW/MIA committee conclude about Vietnam POWs?
there was "no compelling evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast Asia."
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When did Kerry sponsor a resolution to reopen trade with Vietnam?
1994
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Who sponsored the resolution to reopen trade with Vietnam, along with Kerry?
John McCain
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When did Bill Clinton normalize relations with Vietnam?
1995
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Where was John Edwards a senator?
North Carolina
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Where was Howard Dean a governor?
Vermont
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What was Wesley Clark's former job?
Army General
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Who won the 2004 Iowa Democratic Caucus?
John Kerry
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When did Kerry choose John Edwards to be his VP?
July 6, 2004
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Who did Kerry criticize during the 2004 campaign?
President George W. Bush
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Why did Kerry criticize Bush during the 2004 campaign?
for the Iraq War
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What had Kerry voted against after supporting the initial Iraq authorization?
an $87 billion supplemental appropriations bill to pay for the subsequent war
[ "John_Kerry\n\nDuring his bid to be elected president in 2004, Kerry frequently criticized President George W. Bush for the Iraq War. While Kerry had initially voted in support of authorizing President Bush to use force in dealing with Saddam Hussein, he voted against an $87 billion supplemental appropriations bill...
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What did Bush's campaign call Kerry for changing his mind about Iraq?
a flip-flopper
[ "John_Kerry\n\nDuring his bid to be elected president in 2004, Kerry frequently criticized President George W. Bush for the Iraq War. While Kerry had initially voted in support of authorizing President Bush to use force in dealing with Saddam Hussein, he voted against an $87 billion supplemental appropriations bill...
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What was Kerry's PAC?
Keeping America's Promise
[ "John_Kerry\n\nKerry established a separate political action committee, Keeping America's Promise, which declared as its mandate \"A Democratic Congress will restore accountability to Washington and help change a disastrous course in Iraq\", and raised money and channeled contributions to Democratic candidates in s...
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What was the mission of Keeping America's Promise?
"A Democratic Congress will restore accountability to Washington and help change a disastrous course in Iraq"
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How many down-ballot candidates did Kerry help support?
179
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How many states' down-ballot candidates did Kerry help support?
42
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Which election did Kerry's PAC focus on?
the midterm elections during the 2006 election cycle
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When was it reported that Kerry would become SoS?
December 15, 2012
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Who was Secretary of State before Kerry?
Hillary Clinton
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Who backed out of becoming SoS after Hillary?
Susan Rice
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Why did Rice withdraw?
a politicized confirmation process following criticism of her response to the 2012 Benghazi attack
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When was Kerry's appointment confirmed?
January 29, 2013
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Who complained about how Kerry ran the State Dept?
Career State Department officials
[ "John_Kerry\n\nIn the State Department, Kerry quickly earned a reputation \"for being aloof, keeping to himself, and not bothering to read staff memos.\" Career State Department officials have complained that power has become too centralized under Kerry's leadership, which slows department operations when Kerry is ...
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What was the complaint about how Kerry ran the State Dept?
power has become too centralized under Kerry's leadership, which slows department operations when Kerry is on one of his frequent overseas trips
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How had some State employees described Kerry?
having "a kind of diplomatic attention deficit disorder"
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Who published the Ivory Tower Survey?
Foreign Policy Magazine
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What was Kerry's ranking in the Ivory Tower Survey for effectiveness as SoS?
tied for 11th place out of the 15
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Who met Kerry in Jan 2014?
Archbishop Pietro Parolin
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What country did Kerry discuss with Parolin?
Syria
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What did the Pope express support for in Jan 2014?
the Geneva II process
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How many people did Kerry say had died in Syria as of Jan 2014?
over 130,000
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Who was Syria's president in 2014?
Bashar al-Assad
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What did Kerry say Syria could do to avoid a military strike?
turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week
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Which country convinced Syria to actually give up its chemical weapons?
Russia
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What was Sergey Lavrov's position?
Russian Foreign Minister
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When did the UN Security Council order Syria's chemical weapons be destroyed?
September 28
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Where did Kerry speak in Nov 2013?
the Organization of American States
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What did Kerry say had ended, in the Nov 2013 speech?
the era of the Monroe Doctrine
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When did Kerry speak to the OAS?
in November 2013
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Who was Kerry's paternal grandmother?
Ida Lowe
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Who was Kerry's paternal grandfather?
Frederick A. "Fred" Kerry
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What was Kerry's paternal grandmother's career?
musician
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What was Kerry's paternal grandfather's career?
shoe businessman
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Where did Kerry's paternal grandparents immigrate from?
the Austro-Hungarian Empire
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When did Kerry and his wife separate?
1982
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When did Kerry and his wife divorce?
July 25, 1988
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When did Kerry and his wife get an annullment?
1997
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What book did Kerry's ex-wife write?
A Change of Heart
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Who did Kerry's ex-wife remarry?
Richard Charlesworth
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Who is Kerry's 2nd wife?
Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões Ferreira
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What is Kerry's 2nd wife's nationality?
Mozambican
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Who was Kerry's 2nd wife's previous husband?
Henry John Heinz III
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When did Kerry and Teresa meet?
1990
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Where did Kerry and Teresa meet?
at an Earth Day rally
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What was Teresa Heinz Kerry's net worth in 2004 according to Forbes?
$750 million
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What range of estimates have been given for Teresa Heinz Kerry's net worth?
from around $165 million to as high as $3.2 billion
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What was Kerry's mother's name?
Rosemary Forbes Kerry
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When did Kerry's mother pass away?
2002
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Where would Kerry have ranked among richest US presidents, adjusted for inflation?
third-richest
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What religion is Kerry?
Roman Catholic
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What religious items did Kerry bring with him while campaigning?
a religious rosary, a prayer book, and a St. Christopher medal
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What is St. Christopher the patron saint of?
travelers
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What did Kerry do in the church while living in Switzerland?
was an altar boy and prayed all the time
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Which part of the Bible did Kerry find the most moving?
the Letters of Paul
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Who interviewed Kerry in Oct 2004 about his religion?
Christianity Today
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What did Kerry tell Christianity Today that he is open-minded to?
many other expressions of spirituality that come through different religions
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What did Kerry say about major religious texts?
he believed that the Torah, the Qur'an, and the Bible all share a fundamental story
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Who said Kerry is an 'avid cyclist'?
Sports Illustrated
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What type of bicycle does Kerry prefer?
a road bike
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What are 'centuries' in bicycling?
long-distance rides
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What bicycles did Kerry use while campaigning?
recumbent stationary bikes for his hotel rooms
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What other sports does Kerry participate in?
snowboarder, windsurfer, and sailor
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What type of yacht did Kerry buy?
a Friendship 75
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How expensive was Kerry's yacht?
$7 million
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Where was Kerry's yacht built?
New Zealand
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How much sales tax did Kerry owe on the yacht?
$437,500
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