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Caroline Kennedy: Clinton Senate Replacement?

Dec. 5, 2008
UPDATE 12/7: The New York Post reports that Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy is lobbying for his niece Caroline. Powerful
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Palin says Kennedy qualified to be senator

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she wasn't criticizing Caroline Kennedy when she expressed frustration with media reports about Kennedy's Senate aspirations.

Kennedy vows not to be beholden to anyone

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy says if she is picked to fill New York's soon-to-be open U.S. Senate seat she will be an independent voice in Washington.
N.Y. gov said miffed at Kennedy backers

N.Y. gov said miffed at Kennedy backers

ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- New York Gov. David Paterson is annoyed that Caroline Kennedy's backers are saying a decision to appoint her as a U.S. senator is a done deal, sources say.

Poll: New Yorkers split on Kennedy

HAMDEN, Conn., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- New York voters are evenly divided on whether Caroline Kennedy, heir to one of the country's biggest political names, should be appointed U.S. senator.
Caroline Kennedy has skipped voting

Caroline Kennedy has skipped voting

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy, lobbying for appointment to the U.S. Senate seat now held by Hillary Clinton, has frequently failed to vote.

Caroline Kennedy can govern, friends say

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Friends and associates of Caroline Kennedy say she is no dilettante and that she'd be qualified to serve as a U.S. Senator from New York.
Kennedy will seek Clinton's Senate seat

Kennedy will seek Clinton's Senate seat

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy will seek the U.S. Senate seat in New York being vacated by Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton, political sources say.

N.Y. representative opposes Kennedy post

ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman says replacing U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton with Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, is unacceptable.
Report: Sen. Kennedy lobbying for niece

Report: Sen. Kennedy lobbying for niece

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., reportedly has been working the phones to boost his niece, Caroline Kennedy, as Hillary Clinton's Senate replacement in New York.

Source: Kennedy move aimed at Cuomo

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy's reported interest in an open U.S. Senate seat could be a ploy meant to keep New York's attorney general from being appointed, a source says.
Caroline Kennedy considering Senate seat

Caroline Kennedy considering Senate seat

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of slain President John F. Kennedy, may succeed Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, sources say.
Bill Clinton: No interest in Senate seat

Bill Clinton: No interest in Senate seat

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says he's not interested in his wife's Senate seat, which she is vacating to become secretary of state.

Clinton tapped for healthcare lead

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York will have a key role in advancing healthcare reform this year if she stays in the Senate, a Democratic leader said.
Caroline Kennedy campaigns for Obama

Caroline Kennedy campaigns for Obama

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, says residents of a Florida retirement community should vote Democratic on Election Day.

Kennedy to spend time in Washington

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., afflicted with brain cancer, is planning to spend the next few weeks at his second home in Washington, his aides say.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler