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Massachusetts: Caroline Kennedy

Wed, 12/17/2008 - 11:24

Mid-Morning Read: Cognos grand jury, Aloisi, State lottery

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

A federal grand jury is now investigating those Cognos state contracts.

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Wed, 12/10/2008 - 13:47

Paterson: Kennedy hasn’t contacted me about Caroline

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy has not contacted New York Gov. David Paterson about the possibility of Kennedy's niece, Caroline, being appointed to Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate seat, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

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Wed, 12/10/2008 - 11:37

Mid-Morning Read: Caroline, Courting Obama for funds, and Toll Hikes

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Speculation whether Caroline Kennedy will be appointed the next U.S. Senator from New York is an interesting twist on a life spent shying away from public life and has some considering her relationship with her uncle, Edward.

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Tue, 12/09/2008 - 16:34

Kennedy not politicking for Caroline appointment, office says

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Edward Kennedy's office said Tuesday that the senator has not reached out to New York officials about the possible appointment of his niece, Caroline, to the U.S. Senate, sharply disputing an anonymously sourced story in the New York Times Tuesday.

"Senator Kennedy has not contacted anyone in New York regarding the possibility of Caroline Kennedy serving in the Senate," Kennedy's spokesman, Anthony Coley, said in a statement.

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Tue, 12/09/2008 - 14:53

N.Y. Times: Kennedy also reaching out to Schumer, Menendez about Caroline appointment

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

UPDATED: In addition to New York Gov. David Paterson, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy has contacted his colleagues Charles Schumer and Robert Menendez about appointing Caroline Kennedy, his niece, to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, the New York Times reports.

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Sun, 12/07/2008 - 14:59

N.Y. Post: Kennedy lobbying for Caroline appointment

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy has contacted New York Gov. David Paterson in an effort to persuade him to appoint Kennedy's niece, Caroline, to Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate seat, the New York Post reports.

The Post cites "family sources" that say Kennedy, a Hyannis Port Democrat, has been "working back channels." One source says Caroline's appointment to Clinton's seat is a "strong possibility."

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Fri, 09/12/2008 - 07:14

Kennedy introduces national service legislation

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy will introduce a major piece of legislation Friday aimed at expanding national service by recruiting 175,000 Americans to tackle the most pressing issues facing the country.

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Mon, 08/25/2008 - 18:50

Excerpts from Caroline Kennedy tribute to Sen. Kennedy

By Juan Melli

Below are some advance excerpts from Caroline Kennedy's remarks on her uncle, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, as prepared for delivery.

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Sun, 08/24/2008 - 19:55

Ordinary Americans to help tell Kennedy's story in DNC Convention tribute doc

By Politicker Staff

[img_assist|nid=320|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=109]New details of the documentary film tribute to U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy were released this morning, just a day before it is set to premiere during the first night of the Democratic National Committee Convention in Denver.

The documentary, directed by legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and Mark Herzog, compacts his 46 years of service into eight minutes of archival footage, interviews and photographs.

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Sat, 08/23/2008 - 13:48

Kennedy says Obama/Biden ticket is the change the ‘country needs’

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, an early and vocal supporter of presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama's run for the presidency, praised his selection of U.S. Sen. Joe Biden Saturday, saying his longtime colleague is a strong voice for working class Americans.

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