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John Kerry Would Major in Comparative Religion<\/p>\n

John Kerry said in a recent speech that, if he went back to college today, he would probably major in comparative religion:<\/p>\n

Click through<\/a> to hear the entire talk on C-SPAN.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"