It's amazing what qualifies as "News" these days

This was a very odd news article, listed as the second-most important article in the World News section of the Rogers web portal this morning:

John Kerry gets jury duty, serves as foreman; stint impresses Republican voter

Senator John Kerry's public profile and prosecutorial past didn't spare him from performing a civic responsibility many try to avoid — jury duty.

Kerry was not only chosen this week to sit on a jury in Suffolk Superior Court, but also was elected foreman.

The case involved two men who sued the city for injuries suffered in a 2000 car accident involving a school principal. The Kerry-led jury rejected their claim Tuesday, and his fellow jurors said the state's junior senator was a natural leader.

"I just found him to be a knowledgeable, normal person," said Cynthia Lovell, a nurse and registered Republican who says she now regrets voting for President George W. Bush in last year's election. "He kept us focused. He wanted us all to have our own say."

From this, I'm wondering if Kerry is considering another run for President, because I can't imagine any other reason for AP to consider this "news".

Update: Wizbang provides a bit of additional information on the case:

Earlier this week, a lawsuit against the city of Boston was resolved. A couple injured in a car crash were suing the city for pain and suffering. They wanted $7,000, and despite the jury faulting the city, the panel declined to award them any money.

This wouldn't be news, except for one odd little fact: the foreman of the jury was John Forbes Kerry, the junior senator from Massachusetts and the 2004 Democratic nominee for president.

It's always tempting, when you read a brief summary of a court case to jump right in and make comments . . . but you're almost always going to go astray, because the summary won't include enough information. That being said, the thought did cross my mind that it'd be typical of a fan of big government to be on the side of the government against the plaintiffs . . .