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Mayor’s Aide Pushes Hard for Kennedy
Mayor’s Aide Pushes Hard for Kennedy
nytimes.com — The deputy mayor's involvement in Caroline Kennedy's senate campaign is drawing the ire of some Democrats. > (more) Mayor’s Aide Pushes Hard for Kennedy
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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NY-Sen-B: The Next Senator from New York?
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Caroline Kennedy's Insider Campaign Annoying Upstate Elites
Open Left - Front Page — Well the Buffalo News isn't happy. In her first visit to Buffalo and upstate since trying to clear the field by clearing her throat on a phone call to the governor, Kennedy went on a "listening tour" by listening first to political insiders in private meetings. You can't get any more "seasoned" than that. No average Western New Yorkers expressing kitchen table concerns. Not much of a give-and-take with pesky reporters asking questions that working stiffs might want answers to. Instead, it's mostly private sit-downs with political pooh-bahs, just like a veteran ...

Resistance to Caroline Kennedy's 'Legacy Appointment' Continues (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women — Why is the press suddenly able to give a pol a thoroughly hard time whenever there's a woman behind the podium? Caroline Kennedy is not my first pick, but I hope the press has challenged comedian Al Franken's senate qualifications to the same dirty degree they are about to challenge Caroline's. Oh, and Congressman Charlie Rangel says Governor Paterson told him who he's going to pick, and according to Rangel ...

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AP - Caroline Kennedy finally made public her desire to carry on her famous family's legacy, reaching out to a handful of mayors and some political leaders Wednesday in a carefully choreographed effort to win support for her quest to succeed ...