Paul Kirk

The Lion, the Glitch, and the Centerfold

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Schweiger Schecter

The Liberal Lion is rolling over in his grave His seat even the President could not help save A state senator for only five years Has brought the Democratic establishment to tears

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GOP, Dems Prepare For Legal Challenges Over Massachusetts Senate Seat

The Weekly Standard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Appointed Senator Paul Kirk will lose his vote in the Senate after Tuesday's election in Massachusetts of a new senator and cannot be the 60th vote fo...

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Friday Talking Points [95] -- A Call To Action

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The progressives and Blue Dogs are going to have a showdown. It is going to culminate not in statements to the press (or the lack thereof), not in some whispered whip count, but rather in a very public vote.

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Paul Kirk: Massachusetts GOP Seeks To Block Kennedy Interim Successor

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. stepped in Friday as the temporary replacement in the Senate for his longtime fri...

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PAUL KIRK Tapped For Kennedy Senate Seat

Posted 05.25.2011

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AP -- The governor of Massachusetts has named former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. to temporarily fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's sea...

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Paul Kirk Jr. Kennedys' Pick For Mass. Senate Seat: Confidant

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers fulfilled Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's dying wish Wednesday, granting the governor the power to appoint an interim ...

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Paul Kirk, Ex-DNC Chair And Superdelegate, To Endorse Obama

ABC | Posted 05.25.2011

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ABC's the note says Obama will roll out the endorsement of another DNC ex-chair today. Speaking of math -- the Obama campaign rolls out another form...

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Yes He Will. Because Yes, We Can.

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dylan Loewe

Obama's candidacy has hit its low point. Yet there is no indication whatsoever that superdelegates are inching toward Clinton -- quite the contrary.

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