Presumed Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry (news - web sites) (D-MA) gestures during a speech at the annual Rainbow/PUSH convention in Chicago June 29, 2004. Kerry's speech focused on the promise of opportunity to every family in every city and town in America. REUTERS/Frank Polich US ELECTION
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., catches a pass while playing football before boarding his plane at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Tuesday, June 29, 2004. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)