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Top Lawyer Wins Primary to Replace Kennedy

Dec. 8, 2009
Martha M. Coakley won the Massachusetts primary for the seat Senator Edward M. Kennedy held for 47 years.
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BOSTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley won the Democratic primary Tuesday in the race to fill the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat, results showed.

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BOSTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The only one of the four Democratic candidates to succeed Sen. Edward M. Kennedy not trying to be an ideological image is the big favorite, observers say.

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Markey says he won't run for Kennedy seat

BOSTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey said Friday he will not run for the Senate seat that had been held by the late Edward M. Kennedy.

Rep. Capuano mulls run for Kennedy's seat

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass., began testing the political waters Tuesday for the race to replace the late Edward Kennedy in the U.S. Senate.

Coakley first to declare for Kennedy seat

BOSTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley Thursday announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held for 47 years by Edward Kennedy, who died last week.

Coakley says she'll run for Kennedy seat

BOSTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says she'll run for the Senate seat vacated by Edward M. Kennedy.
Kennedy successor special election Jan. 9

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BOSTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A special election will be held Jan. 19 to elect a successor to late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's office said Monday.
Kennedy denies jockeying for uncle's seat

Kennedy denies jockeying for uncle's seat

BOSTON, May 6 (UPI) -- Former Rep. Joseph Kennedy is dismissing claims in a new book that he considers himself the heir apparent to his uncle's U.S. Senate seat.
Friends: Kennedy plans to stay in Senate

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BOSTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Friends of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy tell a Boston newspaper he has no plans to give up his seat to his wife.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler