fivethirtyeight.com - 1/14/2009
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If he were going to name Caroline Kennedy to the Senate, wouldn't it have happened already? People have made the comparison to Sarah Palin, but this feels more Harriet Miers-ish, as in the longer someone is left out there hanging, the more manifest the problems with their credentials, and the ...
nytimes.com - 1/22/2009
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nytimes.com —
Caroline Kennedy told Gov. David Paterson that she
no longer wanted to be considered for the New
York Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a person who was told of her decision. >
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Kennedy Is Said to Withdraw Senate Bid
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/22/2009
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So is Caroline Kennedy in or out for
Hillary Clinton's Senate seat? Earlier tonight it was reported
that Caroline Kennedy had withdrawn her bid to be appointed by Gov. David Paterson, first from the New York Post , then picked up again by the ...
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Caroline Is Out In Out In?
nydailynews.com - 1/19/2009
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nydailynews.com —
Monday, January 19th 2009, 1:24 AM Gov. Paterson
is in Barack Obama 's town - but still
giving no hint whether he'll tap the President-elect's preferred pick for the Senate, Caroline Kennedy . "We can't follow the logic in his process," an Obama ...
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Barack Obama wants Caroline Kennedy but Gov. Paterson is ...
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New Yorkers Going Sour on Sweet Caroline?
Politics Daily —
... 538 blogger Nate Silver asks, "If [Paterson] were going to name Caroline Kennedy to the Senate, wouldn't it have happened already?" He also compared Kennedy to one of the Bush administration's more disastrous nominations. "People have made the comparison to Sarah Palin, but this feels more Harriet Miers-ish," Silver writes, "as in the longer someone is left out there hanging, the more manifest the problems with their credentials, and the less likely they'll get appointed because of inertia alone." ...
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politico.com 1/19/2009 — The New York Daily News today carries an unusually clear message to the Governor of New York about the president-elect's preference:
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Huckabee pans Palin's interview with Couric —
CNN Political Ticker 1/14/2009
Former GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee was both sympathetic and critical of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
(CNN) — Sarah Palin has complained repeatedly that she was given unfair treatment by the media during her rapid political ascent ...
Huckabee pans Palin's interview with Couric —
CNN Political Ticker 1/14/2009
Former GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee was both sympathetic and critical of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
(CNN) — Sarah Palin has complained repeatedly that she was given unfair treatment by the media during her rapid political ascent ...
Palin's media battle raises eyebrows —
CNN Political Ticker 1/14/2009
Gov. Sarah Palin may be positioning herself for a 2012 run for the White House, analysts say.
(CNN) — Her bid for the vice presidency ended more than two months ago, but Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appears determined not to become a mere ...
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