Massachusetts Democratic Governor <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Deval+Patrick&family=editorial&specificpeople=3980449 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Deval Patrick</a> (C) speaks as U.S. Senator <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=John+Kerry&family=editorial&specificpeople=154885 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>John Kerry</a> (D-MA) (L) and Interim Senator Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-MA) look on at a press conference on September 24, 2009 at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Kirk, the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman, will take over Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat that was left vacated from his passing on August 25.
{"Image ImageDescription": "BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 24:   Massachusetts Democratic Governor Deval Patrick (C) speaks as U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (L) and Interim Senator Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-MA) look on at a press conference on September 24, 2009 at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Kirk, the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman, will take over Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat that was left vacated from his passing on August 25.  (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2009 Getty Images"}