Federal election officials will have a hand in writing the script on Sen. John Kerry's plans to become a movie producer. The Federal Election Commission meets Thursday to consider Kerry's request to use $300,000 from his campaign funds to invest in a documentary about injured Iraq war veterans. The 2004 Democratic presidential nominee wants to be an executive producer for a movie tentatively titled, “Keeping Faith,” by White Mountain Films. Kerry's efforts would include helping line up investors and obtaining interview subjects for the film. A decorated Vietnam War veteran who served as a Navy swift boat commander, Kerry has long been a champion of veterans causes. Friends who are involved in veterans issues had approached Kerry several months ago and asked him to become an executive producer of the movie. The film's director and producer is George Butler, a longtime Kerry friend. Butler had success with his 1977 documentary “Pumping Iron” about a then-unknown bodybuilder named Arnold Schwarzenegger. Kerry aides have said once federal election officials and the Senate ethics panel rule on his requests, the senator will decide whether to pursue his ambitions to become a movie producer. Kerry has $3.5 million in his campaign account and does not face re
