Ted Kennedy Successor

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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Malice, Blowback, and the "Yeah, So?" Gambit

Eric Lurio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kennedy's last public act before he died was to write the Massachusetts Democratic leadership and plead for the law that forbids a governor from appointing a senator's successor, be changed.

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Kennedy's Death Raises Issues Of Succession

New York Times | Sarah Wheaton | Posted 05.25.2011

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The death of Edward M. Kennedy immediately raises the question of who will succeed the senator -- and how quickly -- as Congress is embroiled in a bit...

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Kennedy Successor To Be Chosen By Special Election

AP | STEVE LeBLANC | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — For the first time in nearly half a century, Massachusetts voters will be handed ballots for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Edward K...

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