Kerry says he deserves 2nd chance in '08

—By Clara Jeffery

| Sun Oct. 15, 2006 12:25 PM PDT

The AP reports: "The Massachusetts Democrat, who lost to President Bush in 2004, said it is a basic principle that 'Americans give people a second chance. And if you learn something and prove you've learned something, maybe even more so. Now, I don't know what I'm going to do yet. We'll make that decision down the road.'"

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