news.yahoo.com - 12/17/2008
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AP - Caroline Kennedy has told New York Gov. David Paterson she wants to be the state's next Senator, becoming the highest-profile person to actively lobby for the seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
firedoglake.com - 12/16/2008
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firedoglake.com —
photo by Joe Burnham It seems Caroline Kennedy
has decided she'd rather have a US Senate seat
than a pony for Christmas: Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of an American political dynasty, has decided she will pursue the U.S. Senate seat being ...
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Caroline Kennedy Lets Political Elites KnowShe Expects a ...
obsidianwings.blogs.com - 12/17/2008
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obsidianwings.blogs.com —
by publius As the last person on earth
to write about Caroline Kennedy, I too am pretty
strongly against handing her a Senate seat. Nothing personal -- but I'm anti-dynasty, and feel that a Senate appointment requires at least some minimum ...
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Why The Caroline Kennedy Appointment Sort Of Stinks
politico.com - 12/17/2008
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politico.com —
To get ahead of ourselves a little bit:
If Caroline Kennedy is appointed to the Senate and
wins reelection, and Barack Obama serves two successful terms, Senator Kennedy from New York, into her second term after two high-profile campaigns, having ...
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Kennedy 2016
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Tan, Rested, and Ready
iowahawk —
... like
some U.S. Senators, I have a track record far superior to many others angling for a Senate job. For example, consider my qualifications compared to Caroline Kennedy: I have three alcoholic uncles who have escaped sinking Oldsmobiles. Hell, I was driving twice. ...
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msnbc.com: Politics 12/17/2008
The decision by Caroline Kennedy to end a highly private existence and enter politics presents what even her supporters acknowledge is a gamble on a carefully cultivated reputation.