suntimes.com - 12/13/2008
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Our Sen. Kennedy? Tipsville . . . Is Chris Kennedy, the son of the late, great U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a possible entrant on the list to fill Presidentelect Barack Obama's Senate seat? To wit: Sneed hears Kennedy's name has been wafted into the inner circle of Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, who would ...
suntimes.com - 12/16/2008
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The Blago scandal . . . Sneed hears
rumbles President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel,...
is reportedly on 21 different taped conversations by the feds -- dealing with his boss' vacant Senate seat! A lot of chit-chat? Hot air? Or ...
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Rahm's calls on tape :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Michael Sneed
nytimes.com - 12/15/2008
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nytimes.com —
, the daughter of an American political dynasty,
has decided to pursue the United States Senate seat...
being vacated by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, a person told of her decision said on Monday. The decision came after a series of deeply ...
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Caroline Kennedy to Seek Clinton’s Senate Seat
politico.com - 12/16/2008
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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
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A Kennedy to Replace Obama?
JammieWearingFool —
Don't we already have enough Kennedys in our government? On the other hand, I guess it makes sense in Democrat circles to replace royalty with royalty. Is Chris Kennedy, the son of the late, great U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a possible entrant on the list to fill Presidentelect Barack Obama's Senate seat? • • To wit: Sneed hears Kennedy's name has been wafted into the inner circle of Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, who would be the guy who chooses Obama's replacement if Gov. Blagojevich resigns. • • Quoth Dem politico Jay Doherty, a Kennedy confidant: "It would give Pat Quinn the answer ...
Carol Platt Liebau: And Teddy Makes Three
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... ), another Kennedy name has surfaced -- this time as a possible appointee to Obama's seat. T he name of Chris Kennedy is being mentioned as a contender for the Illinois seat . It's not clear exactly how any Democrats would deem either of them more qualified than the senior elected officials in Illinois and New York, but you have to give it to the Democrats: For a bunch of people who insist they're all about supporting the "common man," they sure love their royal families.
What’s Wrong with the Media
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... she is a fine woman, but The Heretik is obliged to say enough with the dynastic dreams. Put your pen and notebook away, Eleanor. Step away from the keyboard. Thank you. ...
What Is It With The Freakin' Kennedys?
Rhymes With Right —
Are the Democrats so short of credible folks to occupy newly vacated Senate seats that they will turn to not merely one, but instead two, members of the Kennedy clan to fill them? Is Chris Kennedy, the son of the late, great U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a possible entrant on the list to fill Presidentelect Barack Obama's Senate seat? To wit: Sneed hears Kennedy's name has been wafted into the inner circle of Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, who would be the guy who chooses Obama's replacement if Gov. Blagojevich resigns. Quoth Dem politico Jay Doherty, a Kennedy confidant: "It ...
Potential Illinois Governor Floats Chris Kennedy For Barack Obama's Seat
Politics Daily —
... Sneed, coyly referring to himself in the third person, wrote, "To wit: Sneed hears [Chris] Kennedy's name has been wafted into the inner circle of Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, who would be the guy who chooses Obama's replacement if Gov. Blagojevich resigns." ...
Confirmed: Fairy-tale princess wants to be Senator Fairy-tale princess
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... replacing him in Massachusetts, and just maybe Chris Kennedy as a dark horse in Illinois. This dynastic nonsense is already an American disgrace; let’s go the whole nine yards, grant them nobility, and limit them to one spot out of 100. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of an American political dynasty, has decided to pursue the United States Senate seat being vacated by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, a person told of her decision said on Monday. The decision came after a series of deeply personal and political conversations, in which Ms. Kennedy, whom friends ...
12/16: Caroline Ain't So Sweet To The Netroots
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... replacing him in Massachusetts, and just maybe Chris Kennedy as a dark horse in Illinois. This dynastic nonsense is already an American disgrace; let's go the whole nine yards, grant them nobility, and limit them to one spot out of 100." SALAZAR: Good, He's Leaving The Senate Liberal bloggers are mostly pleased that Obama is ...
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blogs.wsj.com 12/6/2008 — Susan Davis reports on politics.
Of all the New Yorkers on the potential list for Hillary Clinton s soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat, Caroline Kennedy is perhaps the most notableand unusualchoice.
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Is Naming a Bridge After a Kennedy a Good Idea?
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nydailynews.com 12/17/2008 — Caroline Kennedy's stop in Rochester was slightly less scripted than her appearance earlier today in Syracuse, which Times scribes Nick Confessore and Jeremy Peters described as so controlled it was "reminiscent of the vice-president hopeful Sarah ...
Argument analysis: As Kennedy goes…
scotusblog.com 11/11/2008 — Analysis
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s reputation as a “swing” vote in the Supumereme Court is well known, and frequently validated. It is not often, though, that the tendency to swing is evident as early as the oral argument in a ...
Kennedy Reaches Out To Clinton Directly
huffingtonpost.com 12/16/2008 — Caroline Kennedy has called Hillary Clinton to discuss her interested in the New York Senator's seat, a source close to Clinton tells the Huffington Post. But the two, as of Monday, had yet to actually speak.
"[Kennedy] called," said the source, ...
Better than a Kennedy:
volokh.com 12/12/2008 — Word is President-elect Obama will nominate former New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. This is a much...
Ted Kennedy: I'd like wife to take seat
nydailynews.com 12/15/2008 — Ted Kennedy: I'd like wife to take seat BY IAN BISHOP DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Thursday, May 22nd 2008, 4:00 AM Ted Kennedy has made clear to confidants that when his time is up, he wants his Senate seat to stay in the family - with his wife, Vicki. ...
Obama picks N.Y. official to run housing dept —
Reuters: Politics 12/13/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday named the head of New York's urban housing agency to run the Washington department that attempts to make housing affordable for all Americans and end lingering racial discrimination.
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NYC Housing Commish tapped for HUD —
First Read 12/13/2008
From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro New York City housing commissioner Shaun Donovan was named Obama ’s choice for secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the president-elect’s weekly radio address this morning. Before joining the Bloomberg ...
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