Published 1/22/2009
by Mark Murray
at First Read
From NBC's Mark Murray The New York Times has an article suggesting plenty of tension between Gov. David Paterson's camp and Caroline Kennedy's , a day after Caroline surprised the political world by withdrawing her name from consideration for filling Hillary Clinton's Senate seat.
Per the Times, "Problems involving taxes and a household employee surfaced during the vetting of Caroline Kennedy and derailed her candidacy for the Senate, a person close to Gov. David A. Paterson said on Thursday."
More: "The person close to the governor said Mr. Paterson 'never had any intention of picking Kennedy' because he had come to consider her unready for the job." Ouch.
Seeking reaction to the Times piece, a Caroline source told First Read those revelations were "B.S." coming from the governor's office.
In addition, a Caroline spokesman sent NBC's Kelly O'Donnell this statement: "Caroline Kennedy withdrew her name for consideration from the United States Senate for personal reasons. Any ...
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