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Article: Ted K gives support to Kerry in 2004 race for White House.(News)
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- The Boston Herald
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- December 16, 2002
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Byline: Andrew Miga
WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, a strong backer of Al Gore's presidential bid two years ago, is praising Sen. John F. Kerry as the early Democratic favorite in the 2004 race for the White House.
"He's certainly right up at the top," Kennedy (D-Mass.) told the Herald. "He's clearly broken out of the pack. . . . John has moved out of the (starting) blocks and is making the strongest case."
Kennedy, who is friendly with nearly all of the Democratic presidential hopefuls, has been largely silent about his Bay State colleague's White House ambitions.
But in the wake of Kerry's announcement earlier this month that ...