Skepticism gave way to respect for Kerry as prosecutor
Monday, May 10, 2004
BOSTON -- When the Middlesex County district attorney promoted John Kerry to be his top assistant just months after he had earned a law degree, veteran prosecutors grumbled. Some thought he was little more than a smooth, politically connected opportunist looking for higher office.
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