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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 Palin." The US Senate hopeful met with Rep. ...
In Appearance Upstate, Kennedy Says Little
In Appearance Upstate, Kennedy Says Little
nytimes.com — Caroline Kennedy was stopped from answering by aides when she was asked her qualifications to be a senator. > (more) In Appearance Upstate, Kennedy Says Little
Kennedy visits Rochester as part of effort to learn about upstate New York | ...
democratandchronicle.com — In her first visit to Rochester, U.S. Senate hopeful Caroline Kennedy met Wednesday with Mayor Robert Duffy and Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Fairport, asking questions about upstate but not asking for an endorsement. Kennedy began the day in Syracuse, ... (more) Kennedy visits Rochester as part of effort to learn ...
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Caroline in Rochester
Ben Smith's Blog — ... She's "slightly less scripted," Liz Benjamin reports, and took one question, about whether she'd been to Politico Editor John Harris' hometown before. ...

Kennedy Starts to Lay Out Her Credentials
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... In her second stop in upstate New York Wednesday Kennedy answers reporters when asked about her qualifications to replace Clinton. Says in Rochester: "It's not a campaign, but I have had a lifelong commitment to public service. I've written books on the Constitution and the importance of indivdiual participation.” “I've raised my family, (have made a) commitment to education in New York City, training principals, working for kids, and I think I really could help bring change to Washington.” ...

Amanda Carpenter: Carolina's Qualifications
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Some reporters hassled Caroline Kennedy to provide some justification for her expected senatorial candidacy at a stop in Rochester today. Here's what she had to say, via the New York Daily News: “It’s not a campaign, but I have had a lifelong commitment to public service,” Kennedy said. “I’ve written books on the Constitution and the importance of individual participation.” “I’ve raised my family, (have made a) commitment to education in New York City, training principals, working for kids, and I think I really could help bring change to Washington.”

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