John Kerry to attend Iraq talks despite broken leg

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Source: DPA/AP

US Secretary of State John Kerry has left hospital, two weeks after breaking his leg in a cycling accident. He said he would be taking part in crucial meetings on Iraq next week and later for Iran nuclear talks.

Two weeks after falling off his bicycle in the French Alps, US Secretary of State John Kerry left a Boston hospital on crutches.

Kerry said he had continued to work on issues such as Iraq and Iran nuclear talks with his administration colleagues.

Surgeon Dr Dennis Burke said Kerry's recovery from surgery had been uncomplicated. "He is ambulating independently on crutches and working hard with physical therapy toward a full recovery, which we anticipate will occur in several months' time," Burke said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.dw.de/john-kerry-to-attend-iraq-talks-despite-broken-leg/a-18514970

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1. He must be a Foo Fighters fan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6824676


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2. All the good ones play hurt.

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12. they both love what they are doing….

and know that genuineness does matter to others.

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13. I find that Mr. Kerry has grown in my estimation a good deal lately.

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14. It's not easy being a muscular dove.

But, this world needs them.

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3. I was just going to post a pic of Grohl.

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4. Fans of each other. Dave Grohl wrote a song for Kerry.

David Grohl of the Foo Fighters: “In Your Honor” a Tribute to John Kerry

25 June 2005



There’s been bits and pieces in the news the past few weeks about the Foo Fighters new album being a tribute to John Kerry.

Spin Magazine has a recent interview with David Grohl, the front man for the Foo Fighters that includes a little Q&A about the campaign, the election and how Grohl was inspired by his experiences on the campaign trail.

Excerpt from Q & A: Dave Grohl
By: Andrew Beaujon
June 24, 2005
I've read that the title of your new album is a tribute to John Kerry.
A few of the songs were written when I came home from the campaign trail. Every day, before he got up to speak, I'd go play acoustic music. And the audiences weren't Foo Fighters audiences. The front row was World War II veterans and teacher's unions and blue-collar workers. I came back from that so inspired by the people and the real emotion and the feeling of a small community all coming together for an honorable reason. That's where the title came from.

Were you crushed after the election?
Fuck, yes. I wanted to riot. But rather than write an angry Rage Against the Machine record, I wanted to give a sense of hope and release and faith. One of the reasons I did that with the Kerry campaign was because I was personally offended that George Bush was using "Times Like These" at his campaign rallies. We were trying to think of a way to get him to stop. "Fuck, man, I'm gonna send the president a cease and desist order." I wrote that fucking song. I know what I'm singing about, and it basically mirrored what John Kerry's campaign was trying to represent.
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5. Thanks for sharing blm.

I myself remember screaming at my TV when I saw Bush was goong to "win" ( to steal again)

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6. Cool -- but I think Grohl went a little overboard

in the mutual respect department THIS time!


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7. Are u implying JK was disrespectfull?

On what?

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8. Not at all

Kerry broke HIS leg FIRST!


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9. LOL - em, language barrier. rock is being funny and

respectful.

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10. Yes! Apologies To Rock.