latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/16/2008
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Well, it looks like Caroline Kennedy has Hillary Clinton's New York Senate seat locked up, if Rev. Al Sharpton has anything to say about it.
The junior senator's seat from the Empire State, once held by Kennedy's uncle Robert Kennedy , would become available in January when Clinton's ...
politico.com - 12/16/2008
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politico.com —
Hillary Clinton has told her supporters not to
impede Caroline Kennedy's path to the U.S. Senate on...
her behalf, a person familiar with replacement discussions said. The move clears a major obstacle between Kennedy and the seat. Prominent Clinton ...
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Clinton chides supporters on Kennedy
nypost.com - 12/16/2008
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nypost.com —
Last updated: 3:53 am December 16, 2008 Posted:
2:57 am December 16, 2008 Caroline Kennedy has made...
it official: She wants to be appointed to the US Senate seat that Hillary Clinton presently will vacate. Gov. Paterson would be well-advised to select ...
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KENNEDY FOR THE SENATE - New York Post
voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/15/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Say what you will about the Kennedy's, once
you get past their odder proclivities, their politics are...
rational and they're populists, doing things that are good for working people. Given the current crop of ratbags, crooks and con artists taking up ...
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Caroline Kennedy to Seek Appointment to N.Y. Senate Seat ...
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Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... and Al Sharpton. The real authority to fill this seat, rests with Gov. David Paterson, of course, but he can certainly take into account public pressure and consideration for his own 2010 campaign. ...
Second Thoughts for Caroline Kennedy
The Moderate Voice —
... The usually publicity-shy Sharpton has sent the media an unsolicited statement announcing she had called him about the position and, with double-negative grandeur, he felt “compelled to state that I unequivocally disagree with those that say she is not qualified and could not bring needed leadership to this state and country.” ...
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