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We asked Bill Clinton spokesperson Matt McKenna for a response to the speculation that Bill is eying a takeover of Hillary's Senate seat, now that she's set to become Obama's Secretary of State.
McKenna emailed over this:
"It's completely false. President Clinton is excited to expand the ...
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Spokesman: Bill Clinton Will Not Take Hillary's Senate Seat
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... A spokesman for former President Bill Clinton is trying to put to rest speculation that Bubba will take Hillary Clinton's Senate seat once she is confirmed as Secretary of State. From TPM: (h/t ...
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Ben Smith's Blog —
McKenna emails TPM about the suggestion that President Clinton would replace his wife in the Senate:
It's completely false. President Clinton is excited to expand the work of his foundation which has more than 1,000 staff and volunteers in 44 countries advancing projects on HIV/AIDS, climate change, sustainable economic development, and childhood obesity.
There's no evidence Paterson has made up his mind, and thus nothing to leak, but the name currently swirling to the fore among my New York sources is Caroline Kennedy.
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