Caroline Kennedy interested in NY Senate seat

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Caroline Kennedy interested in NY Senate seat
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Play Video Video: Obama taps Clinton, Gates Reuters Play Video Video: Caroline Kennedy interested in NY Senate seat AP Play Video Video: Dr. Henry Kissinger's View FOX News Reuters – Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg speaks during the fifth annual John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards ceremony … WASHINGTON – Caroline Kennedy has spoken to New York's governor about the Senate seat that will come open when Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary of state, and Kennedy and the governor are expected to meet as early as Saturday to discuss it further, according to people familiar with the conversation.

Kennedy reached out to Gov. David Paterson, who will pick someone to fill the seat for two years, according to a Democratic source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the conversation was private.

Two New York Democrats told The Associated Press that Kennedy and the governor are expected to meet privately to discuss the matter Saturday, when Paterson travels to Washington, D.C., for a dinner.

Kennedy is interested in the Senate appointment, said a person close to the Kennedy family.



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1. recommend -- the symmetry of that would be so wonderful. nt

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2. duplicate topic

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