Now that President Obama has nominated John Kerry to be Scretary of State, a new poll shows if a special election were held today for John Kerry's Senate seat, Scott Brown would probably win.

Friends of Ted Kennedy jr. tell the "Boston Business Journal" he's seriously considering a run for Senate while Ben Affleck is playing diplomat while fielding questions about a possible future in politics.

In a taping for Sunday's edition of CBS's "Face The Nation," the "Argo" director and actor was coy when host Bob Schieffer asked if he might make a run for  Kerry's U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, if Kerry becomes Secretary of State.

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