
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John F. Kerry shakes hands with President Bush after the third and final presidential debate in Tempe, Ariz., on Oct. 13, 2004. (Associated Press)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., voices his support for President Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, September 6, 2012. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)

Democrats cheer the speech of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as he voices his support for President Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, September 6, 2012. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks at the XIX International Aids Conference, Monday, July 23, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks at the XIX International Aids Conference, Monday, July 23, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate, walks with Stephanie Cutter, a communications aide on his campaign, after exiting a helicopter in a landing zone in Red Bank, N.J., in 2004. (Associated Press)

Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts has said he will offer an amendment to the farm bill to eliminate the new FSIS catfish-inspection office. (Associated Press)

Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts has said he will offer an amendment to the farm bill to eliminate the new FSIS catfish-inspection office. (Associated Press)

Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, is at the fore of his party's donation campaign.