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Republican state Rep. Daniel Winslow says he's ``99 percent'' sure he'll run in a special election for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Winslow formed an exploratory committee on Tuesday to test the waters for a possible candidacy...

The oldest son of former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will not seek to fill John Kerry's open U.S. Senate seat.

Former Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey has joined a growing list of Republicans who've ruled out running in a special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the departure of former Sen. John Kerry.       Healey said Monday she was grateful for the advice of those who urged her to get into the race but said she's decided against it.  ...

Newly sworn-in Secretary of State John Kerry spend Sunday on the phone, talking to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Media reports indicate former Senator Scott Brown will not run in the special election to replace Senator John Kerry. The Republican won a special election in 2010 to replace the late Senator Ted Kennedy, but he was defeated last November by Democrat Elizabeth Warren...

With his Senate confirmation as Secretary of State, the race will now begin in Massachusetts to succeed Senator John Kerry.  In the meantime, Governor Deval Patrick will appoint an interim Senator on Wednesday to fill the seat until a special election is held. ...

U.S. Senator John Kerry's confirmation hearing for Secretary of State has been scheduled for next week.

Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Edward Markey has announced plans to run for John Kerry's Senate seat if Kerry is confirmed by his fellow senators to become the nation's new secretary of state.       Markey, the dean of the state's congressional delegation, issued a statement Thursday saying he's decided to run for Kerry's seat.  ...

Actor Ben Affleck has announced he won't run for John Kerry's US Senate seat if it becomes available.

Ben Affleck is playing diplomat while fielding questions about a possible future in politics.