nydailynews.com - 1/19/2009
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Monday, January 19th 2009, 1:24 AM Gov. Paterson is in Barack Obama 's town - but still giving no hint whether he'll tap the President-elect's preferred pick for the Senate, Caroline Kennedy . "We can't follow the logic in his process," an Obama administration source said Sunday. "We want ...
nytimes.com - 1/22/2009
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nytimes.com —
Caroline Kennedy told Gov. David Paterson that she
no longer wanted to be considered for the New...
York Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a person who was told of her decision. >
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Kennedy Is Said to Withdraw Senate Bid
nypost.com - 1/19/2009
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DESPITE claims that he's still undecided, Gov. Paterson
is "certain" to pick Caroline Kennedy to replace Hillary...
Rodham Clinton in the US Senate, several unhappy contenders for the job have told friends and associates in recent days. The...
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CAROLINE THE 'CERTAIN' PICK FOR DAVE: RIVALS
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Obama Favors Kennedy, but Paterson Keeps Mum
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... NY Daily News on Gov. Paterson still giving no hint whether he'll tap the President-elect's preferred pick for the Senate.
"We can't follow the logic in his process," an Obama administration source said Sunday. "We want Caroline. We won't indicate disappointment with where he ends up." ...
Obama Favors Kennedy, But Paterson Keeps Mum
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... NY Daily News on Gov. Paterson still giving no hint whether he'll tap the president-elect's alleged preferred pick for the Senate.
"We can't follow the logic in his process," an Obama administration source says Sunday. "We want Caroline. We won't indicate disappointment with where he ends up." ...
Sources: Fairy-tale princess “certain” to become Senator Princess
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... on her behalf), not to mention the gratitude of a certain risen Christ turned president who wants a cipher in the Senate who’ll reliably vote how he asks her to: Gov. Paterson is in Barack Obama’s town - but still giving no hint whether he’ll tap the President-elect’s preferred pick for the Senate, Caroline Kennedy.“We can’t follow the logic in his process,” an Obama administration source said Sunday.“We want Caroline. We won’t indicate disappointment with where he ends up.” I wonder if I start saving now how much I’ll be able to donate to Paterson’s primary ...
Report: Caroline was never in contention because of tax, nanny, family issues
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... and Obama’s own people telling reporters that they preferred her . Three obvious exit questions, then: (1) Why didn’t they catch this earlier in the vetting? (2) Did Paterson’s people discover it or did one of the other candidates dig it up as oppo research and drop it on Caroline at the last minute? (3) Given that Geithner’s about to sail through the Senate on his way to Treasury notwithstanding his own tax cheating, why didn’t she tough it out and play this off as a similar “common mistake”? Either we’re talking about a large tax problem here or, maybe, she ...
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