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NY-Sen: Kennedy drama still playing
Daily Kos —
Groan... Several newspapers reported Wednesday that Caroline Kennedy planned to withdraw from consideration for the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton, but NBC News reported that a Kennedy family source said it was not true. The New York Times cited as its source a person told of her decision and reported that she called New York Gov. David Paterson to express concerns about the health of her uncle, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was hospitalized Tuesday after a seizure. A statement from Kennedy could come as early as Wednesday evening, the ...
Caroline Kennedy Withdraws Name from Senate Consideration?
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
... she wasn’t going to be his choice and she decided to drop out first to put up the pretense that it was her choice and not Paterson’s.
And then there’s the Politico’s Glenn Thrush:
On its surface this explanation seems suspect: Wouldn’t her uncle’s frail condition make her more eager to carry on the family legacy?
However, Thrush also notes a report that Kennedy has not withdrawn. MSNBC has this blurb at their site:
Countdown’s Keith Olbermann reports that a ...
Caroline Is Out In Out In?
TPM Election Central —
... Then NBC News reported that a Kennedy family source told them that Caroline has not withdrawn -- that there was a "miscommunication" between herself and Gov. David Paterson's office. But they've since then revised their report to say she's really out. ...
NY-Sen: Kennedy is out. Until she isn't.
Daily Kos —
In the battle of anonymous sources, it seems that the Paterson crew wins. Caroline Kennedy said she has withdrawn her name from consideration for the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton, in a statement released early Thursday morning. "I informed Governor Paterson today that for personal reasons I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate," the official statement read. She could've given a heads-up to her "Kennedy family advisors".
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Caroline Kennedy Ends Quest for Hillary's Senate Seat
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... MSNBC, every woman's favorite network, has the story, along with an unflattering photo of Caroline - just in case we failed to fathom the Misogyny Network's preference: ...
Dude, Where’s My Tiara?
N/A —
And so The Princess decided she did not need or want another tiara, right after the people decided they did not want her to wear the crown.
