nydailynews.com - 12/31/2008
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Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey insisted this morning that, contrary to multiple media reports , he has not backed off his efforts to help his "friend" Caroline Kennedy in her quest for Hillary Clinton's US Senate seat. To the contrary, Sheekey upped the ante by saying Kennedy is the only contender ...
nytimes.com - 1/7/2009
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Caroline Kennedy is smart, cultivated, serious and unpretentious.
The Senate, shamefully sparse on profiles in courage during
Dick Cheney’s reign of terror, would be lucky to get her. >
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Op-Ed Columnist: Sweet on Caroline
wcbstv.com - 1/1/2009
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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ― Sen. Bill Clinton? Don't
completely rule it out. The former president is among
several boldface names being touted as possible "caretakers" for New York's Senate seat -- people who would serve until the 2010 elections but ...
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NY Democratic Advisers Talk Up `Caretaker' Senator; ...
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Ben Smith's Blog —
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Obama heads to the Hay Adams.
West Wing, Obama style.
Coleman challenges an election judge's own ballot. Read to the end.
The Minnesota Secretary of State pushes back on Franken's declaration of victory.
Karen Tumulty thinks Kennedy's still the frontrunner.
And Sheekey finally makes the only strong case for her: That only she backed Obama. ...
Kennedy: Tastefully Appointed, or Not
Firedoglake —
... Not quite true. Major Kennedy supporter Kevin Sheekey,** Mayor Bloomberg's Deputy Mayor for Political Aspirations, is loudly airing precisely that question: ...
New York Governor David Paterson Pulling Away From Caroline Kennedy as Hillary Clinton’s Replacement Senator?
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... Speaking today on WOR-AM’s “The Joan Hamburg Show,” Paterson addressed the argument being made in favor of Caroline Kennedy by people like Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey, who say her relationship to President-elect Obama is the ultimate trump card. ...
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CNN.com - Politics 12/31/2008
A national poll suggests that three-quarters of the public thinks President-elect Barack Obama is a strong and decisive leader, the highest marks for a president-elect on that characteristic in nearly three decades.
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msnbc.com: Politics 12/31/2008
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