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John Kerry and Teresa Heinz-Kerry own a lot of real estate. But is any of it on foreign soil? HERE'S A QUESTION: Do either Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry or his wife, Teresa Heinz, own any foreign property? Certainly the couple have plenty of American residences. There's the $10 million Beacon Hill townhouse in Boston, for example. And the vacation ski lodge in Ketchum, Idaho. And the other vacation house in Nantucket. And then there's the estate outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And finally, the mansion in Georgetown . The total value of Kerry and Heinz's properties is estimated at around $33...

John Kerry's French cousin insists there's nothing gallingly Gallic about the Massachusetts Democrat. "John Kerry is incredibly American," claimed cousin Brice Lalonde, mayor of Saint-Briac-Sur-Mer and environment minister under Socialist former president Francois Mitterrand. "He has absolutely nothing French about him." The Associated Press reported today: "With the race for the White House turning nasty - and France-U.S. ties not quite mended from the Iraq war - Kerry's Gallic clan, when questioned, talks up his American-ness. Some are keeping a low profile, saying too much talk about France could be political arsenic." Lalonde admitted, "I'm afraid to hurt him," but...

<p>SAINT-BRIAC-SUR-MER, France (AP) — John Kerry's relatives in France bristle at jabs from across the Atlantic that the presidential contender has a French connection. They say Kerry has no link to France other than the home his grandparents bought here.</p>