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Paterson Says There Is No Front-Runner for Clinton’s Senate Seat
Gov. David A. Paterson said the intense focus on Caroline Kennedy was the result of media hype that he intended to ignore. >
Caroline Kennedy: The $100M Woman
Caroline Kennedy: The $100M Woman
nydailynews.com — DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Updated Wednesday, December 24th 2008, 10:06 AM Caroline Kennedy will feel right at... home in the Millionaires' Club known as the U.S. Senate : The Camelot heiress' net worth easily tops $100 million, a Daily News ... (more) Caroline Kennedy: The $100M Woman
You know...
politico.com — One thing Caroline Kennedy would bring to Washington: A new, distinctive Kennedy verbal tic: She said "you... know" 142 times in her Times interview . The day's other Kennedy read: A more personal interview with the Post, in which she says, ... (more) You know...
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Paterson on Kennedy: "How is She a Front-Runner?"
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The New York governor dismisses talk of a front-runner to fill Sen. Clinton's seat, says the media is responsible for the hype around Caroline Kennedy. Speaking at La Guardia airport, compares news coverage of the appointment to “a prelude to a high school prom.”       ...

The Early Word: Christmas Edition
The Caucus — ... that Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal “is seen by many in his party as the Next Big Thing, a political comer who at 37 offers competence, reform and a fresh face for a Republican Party in dire need of all three.” And in New York, Gov. David Patterson has declared there is no front-runner among the candidates who could possibly succeed Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. At a news conference on Wednesday he called all the attention being paid to Caroline Kennedy “a prelude to a high school prom.”

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