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Most 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. However, that rating was based only upon voting on legislation within that past year. In fact, in terms of career voting records, the National Journal found that Kerry is the 11th most liberal member of the Senate. Most analyses find that Kerry is at least slightly more liberal than the typical Democratic Senator. Kerry has stated that he opposes privatizing Social Security, supports abortion rights for adult women and minors, supports same-sex marriage, opposes capital punishment except for terrorists, supports most gun control laws, and is generally a supporter of trade agreements. Kerry supported the North American Free Trade Agreement and Most Favored Nation status for China, but opposed the Central American Free Trade Agreement.[citation needed]

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["
Q: Who said Kerry was the 'top Senate liberal'?
A: the National Journal", "
Q: When was Kerry called the 'top Senate liberal'?
A: 2003", "
Q: What was Kerry's actual career voting rank for 'liberalness'?
A: 11th most liberal", '
Q: What trade agreement did Kerry support?
A: North American Free Trade Agreement', '
Q: What trade agreement did Kerry oppose?
A: Central American Free Trade Agreement']
In 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 threat to our security." Bush relied on that resolution in ordering the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Kerry also gave a January 23, 2003 speech to Georgetown University saying "Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator; leading an oppressive regime he presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real." Kerry did, however, warn that the administration should exhaust its diplomatic avenues before launching war: "Mr. President, do not rush to war, take the time to build the coalition, because it's not winning the war that's hard, it's winning the peace that's hard."

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['
Q: When did Kerry say he intended to support the Iraq War?
A: October 9, 2002', '
Q: When did Bush declare the Iraq war?
A: 2003', '
Q: Who did Kerry say we should disarm?
A: Saddam Hussein', '
Q: When did Kerry speak at Georgetown University?
A: January 23, 2003']
Kerry chaired the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs from 1991 to 1993. The committee's report, which Kerry endorsed, stated there was "no compelling evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast Asia." In 1994 the Senate passed a resolution, sponsored by Kerry and fellow Vietnam veteran John McCain, that called for an end to the existing trade embargo against Vietnam; it was intended to pave the way for normalization. In 1995, President Bill Clinton normalized diplomatic relations with the country of Vietnam.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What committee did Kerry chair in 1991-1993?
A: the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs', '
Q: What did the POW/MIA committee conclude about Vietnam POWs?
A: there was "no compelling evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast Asia."', '
Q: When did Kerry sponsor a resolution to reopen trade with Vietnam?
A: 1994', '
Q: Who sponsored the resolution to reopen trade with Vietnam, along with Kerry?
A: John McCain', '
Q: When did Bill Clinton normalize relations with Vietnam?
A: 1995']
In the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries, John Kerry defeated several Democratic rivals, including Sen. John Edwards (D-North Carolina.), former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and retired Army General Wesley Clark. His victory in the Iowa caucuses is widely believed to be the tipping point where Kerry revived his sagging campaign in New Hampshire and the February 3, 2004, primary states like Arizona, South Carolina and New Mexico. Kerry then went on to win landslide victories in Nevada and Wisconsin. Kerry thus won the Democratic nomination to run for President of the United States against incumbent George W. Bush. On July 6, 2004, he announced his selection of John Edwards as his running mate. Democratic strategist Bob Shrum, who was Kerry's 2004 campaign adviser, wrote an article in Time magazine claiming that after the election, Kerry had said that he wished he'd never picked Edwards, and that the two have since stopped speaking to each other. In a subsequent appearance on ABC's This Week, Kerry refused to respond to Shrum's allegation, calling it a "ridiculous waste of time."

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Where was John Edwards a senator?
A: North Carolina', '
Q: Where was Howard Dean a governor?
A: Vermont', "
Q: What was Wesley Clark's former job?
A: Army General", '
Q: Who won the 2004 Iowa Democratic Caucus?
A: John Kerry', '
Q: When did Kerry choose John Edwards to be his VP?
A: July 6, 2004']
During 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 to pay for the subsequent war. His statement on March 16, 2004, "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it," helped the Bush campaign to paint him as a flip-flopper and has been cited as contributing to Kerry's defeat.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Who did Kerry criticize during the 2004 campaign?
A: President George W. Bush', '
Q: Why did Kerry criticize Bush during the 2004 campaign?
A: for the Iraq War', '
Q: What had Kerry voted against after supporting the initial Iraq authorization?
A: an $87 billion supplemental appropriations bill to pay for the subsequent war', "
Q: What did Bush's campaign call Kerry for changing his mind about Iraq?
A: a flip-flopper"]
Kerry 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 state and federal races. Through Keeping America's Promise in 2005, Kerry raised over $5.5 million for other Democrats up and down the ballot. Through his campaign account and his political action committee, the Kerry campaign operation generated more than $10 million for various party committees and 179 candidates for the U.S. House, Senate, state and local offices in 42 states focusing on the midterm elections during the 2006 election cycle. "Cumulatively, John Kerry has done as much if not more than any other individual senator", Hassan Nemazee, the national finance chairman of the DSCC said.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: What was Kerry's PAC?
A: Keeping America's Promise", '
Q: What was the mission of Keeping America\'s Promise?
A: "A Democratic Congress will restore accountability to Washington and help change a disastrous course in Iraq"', '
Q: How many down-ballot candidates did Kerry help support?
A: 179', "
Q: How many states' down-ballot candidates did Kerry help support?
A: 42", "
Q: Which election did Kerry's PAC focus on?
A: the midterm elections during the 2006 election cycle"]
On December 15, 2012, several news outlets reported that President Barack Obama would nominate Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, after Susan Rice, widely seen as Obama's preferred choice, withdrew her name from consideration citing a politicized confirmation process following criticism of her response to the 2012 Benghazi attack. On December 21, Obama proposed the nomination which received positive commentary. His confirmation hearing took place on January 24, 2013, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the same panel where he first testified in 1971. The committee unanimously voted to approve him on January 29, 2013, and the same day the full Senate confirmed him on a vote of 94–3. In a letter to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Kerry announced his resignation from the Senate effective February 1.

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['
Q: When was it reported that Kerry would become SoS?
A: December 15, 2012', '
Q: Who was Secretary of State before Kerry?
A: Hillary Clinton', '
Q: Who backed out of becoming SoS after Hillary?
A: Susan Rice', '
Q: Why did Rice withdraw?
A: a politicized confirmation process following criticism of her response to the 2012 Benghazi attack', "
Q: When was Kerry's appointment confirmed?
A: January 29, 2013"]
In 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 on one of his frequent overseas trips. Others in State describe Kerry as having "a kind of diplomatic attention deficit disorder" as he shifts from topic to topic instead of focusing on long-term strategy. When asked whether he was traveling too much, he responded, "Hell no. I'm not slowing down." Despite Kerry's early achievements, morale at State is lower than under Hillary Clinton according to department employees. However, after Kerry's first six months in the State Department, a Gallup poll found he had high approval ratings among Americans as Secretary of State. After a year, another poll showed Kerry's favorability continued to rise. Less than two years into Kerry's term, the Foreign Policy Magazine's 2014 Ivory Tower survey of international relations scholars asked, "Who was the most effective U.S. Secretary of State in the past 50 years?"; John Kerry and Lawrence Eagleburger tied for 11th place out of the 15 confirmed Secretaries of State in that period.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Who complained about how Kerry ran the State Dept?
A: Career State Department officials', "
Q: What was the complaint about how Kerry ran the State Dept?
A: power has become too centralized under Kerry's leadership, which slows department operations when Kerry is on one of his frequent overseas trips", '
Q: How had some State employees described Kerry?
A: having "a kind of diplomatic attention deficit disorder"', '
Q: Who published the Ivory Tower Survey?
A: Foreign Policy Magazine', "
Q: What was Kerry's ranking in the Ivory Tower Survey for effectiveness as SoS?
A: tied for 11th place out of the 15"]
In January 2014, having met with Secretary of State, Archbishop Pietro Parolin, Kerry said "We touched on just about every major issue that we are both working on, that are issues of concern to all of us. First of all, we talked at great length about Syria, and I was particularly appreciative for the Archbishop’s raising this issue, and equally grateful for the Holy Father’s comments – the Pope's comments yesterday regarding his support for the Geneva II process. We welcome that support. It is very important to have broad support, and I know that the Pope is particularly concerned about the massive numbers of displaced human beings and the violence that has taken over 130,000 lives".

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Who met Kerry in Jan 2014?
A: Archbishop Pietro Parolin', '
Q: What country did Kerry discuss with Parolin?
A: Syria', '
Q: What did the Pope express support for in Jan 2014?
A: the Geneva II process', '
Q: How many people did Kerry say had died in Syria as of Jan 2014?
A: over 130,000']
Kerry said on September 9 in response to a reporter's question about whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could avert a military strike: "He could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week. Turn it over, all of it, without delay, and allow a full and total accounting for that. But he isn't about to do it, and it can't be done, obviously." This unscripted remark initiated a process that would lead to Syria agreeing to relinquish and destroy its chemical weapons arsenal, as Russia treated Kerry's statement as a serious proposal. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia would work "immediately" to convince Syria relinquish and destroy its large chemical weapons arsenal. Syria quickly welcomed this proposal and on September 14, the UN formally accepted Syria's application to join the convention banning chemical weapons, and separately, the U.S. and Russia agreed on a plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons by the middle of 2014. On September 28, the UN Security Council passed a resolution ordering the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons and condemning the August 21 Ghouta attack.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Who was Syria's president in 2014?
A: Bashar al-Assad", '
Q: What did Kerry say Syria could do to avoid a military strike?
A: turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week', '
Q: Which country convinced Syria to actually give up its chemical weapons?
A: Russia', "
Q: What was Sergey Lavrov's position?
A: Russian Foreign Minister", "
Q: When did the UN Security Council order Syria's chemical weapons be destroyed?
A: September 28"]
In a speech before the Organization of American States in November 2013, Kerry remarked that the era of the Monroe Doctrine was over. He went on to explain, "The relationship that we seek and that we have worked hard to foster is not about a United States declaration about how and when it will intervene in the affairs of other American states. It's about all of our countries viewing one another as equals, sharing responsibilities, cooperating on security issues, and adhering not to doctrine, but to the decisions that we make as partners to advance the values and the interests that we share."

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Where did Kerry speak in Nov 2013?
A: the Organization of American States', '
Q: What did Kerry say had ended, in the Nov 2013 speech?
A: the era of the Monroe Doctrine', '
Q: When did Kerry speak to the OAS?
A: in November 2013']
Kerry's paternal grandparents, shoe businessman Frederick A. "Fred" Kerry and musician Ida Lowe, were immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Fred was born as "Fritz Kohn" before he and Ida took on the "Kerry" name and moved to the United States. Fred and Ida were born Jewish, and converted to Catholicism together in Austria. His maternal ancestors were of Scottish and English descent, and his maternal grandfather James Grant Forbes II was a member of the Forbes family, while his maternal grandmother Margaret Tyndal Winthrop was a member of the Dudley–Winthrop family. Margaret's paternal grandfather Robert Charles Winthrop served as the 22nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Robert's father was Governor Thomas Lindall Winthrop. Thomas' father John Still Winthrop was a great-great-grandson of Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop and great-grandson of Governor Thomas Dudley. Through his mother, John is a first cousin once removed of French politician Brice Lalonde.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Who was Kerry's paternal grandmother?
A: Ida Lowe", '
Q: Who was Kerry\'s paternal grandfather?
A: Frederick A. "Fred" Kerry', "
Q: What was Kerry's paternal grandmother's career?
A: musician", "
Q: What was Kerry's paternal grandfather's career?
A: shoe businessman", "
Q: Where did Kerry's paternal grandparents immigrate from?
A: the Austro-Hungarian Empire"]
Alexandra was born days before Kerry began law school. In 1982, Julia asked Kerry for a separation while she was suffering from severe depression. They were divorced on July 25, 1988, and the marriage was formally annulled in 1997. "After 14 years as a political wife, I associated politics only with anger, fear and loneliness" she wrote in A Change of Heart, her book about depression. Thorne later married Richard Charlesworth, an architect, and moved to Bozeman, Montana, where she became active in local environmental groups such as the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. Thorne supported Kerry's 2004 presidential run. She died of cancer on April 27, 2006.

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['
Q: When did Kerry and his wife separate?
A: 1982', '
Q: When did Kerry and his wife divorce?
A: July 25, 1988', '
Q: When did Kerry and his wife get an annullment?
A: 1997', "
Q: What book did Kerry's ex-wife write?
A: A Change of Heart", "
Q: Who did Kerry's ex-wife remarry?
A: Richard Charlesworth"]
Kerry and his second wife, Mozambican-born businesswoman and philanthropist Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões Ferreira (known as Teresa), the widow of Kerry's late Pennsylvania Republican Senate colleague Henry John Heinz III, were introduced to each other by Heinz at an Earth Day rally in 1990. Early the following year, Senator Heinz was killed in a plane crash near Lower Merion. Teresa has three sons from her previous marriage to Heinz, Henry John Heinz IV, André Thierstein Heinz, and Christopher Drake Heinz. Heinz and Kerry were married on May 26, 1995, in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Who is Kerry's 2nd wife?
A: Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões Ferreira", "
Q: What is Kerry's 2nd wife's nationality?
A: Mozambican", "
Q: Who was Kerry's 2nd wife's previous husband?
A: Henry John Heinz III", '
Q: When did Kerry and Teresa meet?
A: 1990', '
Q: Where did Kerry and Teresa meet?
A: at an Earth Day rally']
The Forbes 400 survey estimated in 2004 that Teresa Heinz Kerry had a net worth of $750 million. However, estimates have frequently varied, ranging from around $165 million to as high as $3.2 billion, according to a study in the Los Angeles Times. Regardless of which figure is correct, Kerry was the wealthiest U.S. Senator while serving in the Senate. Independent of Heinz, Kerry is wealthy in his own right, and is the beneficiary of at least four trusts inherited from Forbes family relatives, including his mother, Rosemary Forbes Kerry, who died in 2002. Forbes magazine (named for the Forbes family of publishers, unrelated to Kerry) estimated that if elected, and if Heinz family assets were included, Kerry would have been the third-richest U.S. President in history, when adjusted for inflation. This assessment was based on Heinz and Kerry's combined assets, but the couple signed a prenuptial agreement that keeps their assets separate. Kerry's financial disclosure form for 2011 put his personal assets in the range of $230,000,000 to $320,000,000, including the assets of his spouse and any dependent children. This included slightly more than three million dollars worth of H. J. Heinz Company assets, which increased in value by over six hundred thousand dollars in 2013 when Berkshire Hathaway announced their intention to purchase the company.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: What was Teresa Heinz Kerry's net worth in 2004 according to Forbes?
A: $750 million", "
Q: What range of estimates have been given for Teresa Heinz Kerry's net worth?
A: from around $165 million to as high as $3.2 billion", "
Q: What was Kerry's mother's name?
A: Rosemary Forbes Kerry", "
Q: When did Kerry's mother pass away?
A: 2002", '
Q: Where would Kerry have ranked among richest US presidents, adjusted for inflation?
A: third-richest']
Kerry is a Roman Catholic, and is said to carry a religious rosary, a prayer book, and a St. Christopher medal (the patron saint of travelers) when he campaigned. While Kerry is personally against abortion, he supports a woman's legal right to have one. Discussing his faith, Kerry said, "I thought of being a priest. I was very religious while at school in Switzerland. I was an altar boy and prayed all the time. I was very centered around the Mass and the church." He also said that the Letters of Paul (Apostle Paul) moved him the most, stating that they taught him to "not feel sorry for myself."

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What religion is Kerry?
A: Roman Catholic', '
Q: What religious items did Kerry bring with him while campaigning?
A: a religious rosary, a prayer book, and a St. Christopher medal', '
Q: What is St. Christopher the patron saint of?
A: travelers', '
Q: What did Kerry do in the church while living in Switzerland?
A: was an altar boy and prayed all the time', '
Q: Which part of the Bible did Kerry find the most moving?
A: the Letters of Paul']
Kerry told Christianity Today in October 2004 "I'm a Catholic and I practice, but at the same time I have an open-mindedness to many other expressions of spirituality that come through different religions... I've spent some time reading and thinking about religion and trying to study it, and I've arrived at not so much a sense of the differences, but a sense of the similarities in so many ways." He said that he believed that the Torah, the Qur'an, and the Bible all share a fundamental story which connects with readers.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Who interviewed Kerry in Oct 2004 about his religion?
A: Christianity Today', '
Q: What did Kerry tell Christianity Today that he is open-minded to?
A: many other expressions of spirituality that come through different religions', "
Q: What did Kerry say about major religious texts?
A: he believed that the Torah, the Qur'an, and the Bible all share a fundamental story"]
In addition to the sports he played at Yale, Kerry is described by Sports Illustrated, among others, as an "avid cyclist", primarily riding on a road bike. Prior to his presidential bid, Kerry was known to have participated in several long-distance rides (centuries). Even during his many campaigns, he was reported to have visited bicycle stores in both his home state and elsewhere. His staff requested recumbent stationary bikes for his hotel rooms. He has also been a snowboarder, windsurfer, and sailor.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Who said Kerry is an 'avid cyclist'?
A: Sports Illustrated", '
Q: What type of bicycle does Kerry prefer?
A: a road bike', "
Q: What are 'centuries' in bicycling?
A: long-distance rides", '
Q: What bicycles did Kerry use while campaigning?
A: recumbent stationary bikes for his hotel rooms', '
Q: What other sports does Kerry participate in?
A: snowboarder, windsurfer, and sailor']
According to the Boston Herald, dated July 23, 2010, Kerry commissioned construction on a new $7 million yacht (a Friendship 75) in New Zealand and moored it in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where the Friendship yacht company is based. The article claimed this allowed him to avoid paying Massachusetts taxes on the property including approximately $437,500 in sales tax and an annual excise tax of about $500. However, on July 27, 2010, Kerry stated he had yet to take legal possession of the boat, had not intended to avoid the taxes, and that when he took possession, he would pay the taxes whether he owed them or not.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What type of yacht did Kerry buy?
A: a Friendship 75', "
Q: How expensive was Kerry's yacht?
A: $7 million", "
Q: Where was Kerry's yacht built?
A: New Zealand", '
Q: How much sales tax did Kerry owe on the yacht?
A: $437,500', "
Q: Which state received Kerry's yacht's sales tax?
A: Massachusetts"]