dailykos.com - 1/23/2009
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There's a lot of hyperventilating today about how the mean bloggers destroyed Caroline Kennedy, as though I had a direct line to Paterson's office and called the shots. No, I'm not a Kennedy. My family wasn't rich and powerful and famous, so I don't get direct lines to anyone. But, goes this ...
nypost.com - 1/24/2009
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nypost.com —
Gov. Paterson rapped Caroline Kennedy at a private
event the night before he tapped Kirsten Gillibrand for...
the Senate, telling guests Kennedy had been "nasty" to him and shown "disrespect" with how she bowed out, attendees told The Post. The...
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GOV SAYS CAROLINE TURNED 'NASTY'
nydailynews.com - 1/24/2009
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nydailynews.com —
DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU CHIEF Updated Saturday, January
24th 2009, 5:35 AM ALBANY - She lost him...
at "hello." Gov. Paterson was completely underwhelmed with Caroline Kennedy from their first conversation about Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, a source ...
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Source: Gov. Paterson was underwhelmed with Caroline ...
nydailynews.com - 1/22/2009
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nydailynews.com —
Caroline Kennedy faced tax 'problem' and nanny issue,
says source close to Gov. David Paterson By KENNETH...
LOVETT Daily News Albany Bureau Updated Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 4:54 PM ALBANY - Caroline Kennedy , who stunningly quit her push for ...
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Caroline Kennedy faced tax 'problem' and nanny ...
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Gillibrand and gay marriage
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... may be a horrible, horrible pick, but at least she supports same-sex marriage -- which all Democrats should, not just civil unions. So I suppose that makes the pick somewhat less horrible. (Maybe in her ideal world you'd be able to buy semi-automatic rifles at wedding chapels.) ********** For what it's worth, Kos thinks it's a win-win situation: There are two alternatives: ...
Worship Not False Idols? Groupthink Sails on in Caroline Kennedy’s Wake
Firedoglake —
... Still, she's hardly an ideal choice. Her position on immigration is horrible, and it needs to change. But as Markos notes, she's under pressure from the left, and her new found ...
1/26: Let's Agree To Disagree
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... and Markos Moulitsas are standing by their criticism of Caroline Kennedy 's ill-fated Senate bid in light of the Gillibrand appointment, which has proven somewhat ...
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It begins:
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Did Caroline Ever Really Want It?
fivethirtyeight.com 1/22/2009 — If the news is true that Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn her bid for the Senate, then one of two things has happened. The first possibility is that David Paterson decided some days ago to go with another candidate, and gave Kennedy the opportunity to ...
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