Topic: Paul Kirk

Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis could be the interim successor to Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., if Kerry is tapped for secretary of state, insiders said.

Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney participated in their first debate Wednesday night at the University of Denver.

Paul Kirk has been sworn in to the U.S. Senate seat that had been held by the late Edward M. Kennedy.

Paul Kirk's swearing-in Friday to temporarily succeed the late Sen. Ted Kennedy makes him the sixth unelected member of the U.S. Senate.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Thursday named Democrat Paul G. Kirk Jr. to fill late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat on an interim basis.

The Massachusetts state Senate approved a bill allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to name a short-term replacement for the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Debate officials say President Bush still has not said if he will participate in the first U.S. electoral debate Sept. 30 in Coral Gables, Fla.