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Conn.-based Kennedy considering Mass. Senate run

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy confirmed Saturday that his Connecticut-based brother, Ted Kennedy Jr., is considering running for the Massachusetts Senate seat that will become vacant if U.S. Sen. John Kerry is confirmed as the next secretary of state.

Patrick Kennedy told The Associated Press that his 51-year-old brother has been receiving calls from their late father’s former colleagues and friends, including former Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker Jr., urging him to consider running in the anticipated special election.

Patrick Kennedy said he expects his brother could announce a decision before Tuesday, which is Christmas.

While Patrick Kennedy said his brother enjoys living in Branford, he’s felt obligated to contemplate running in Massachusetts, where the Kennedy name is revered among many and where their father, the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, served 47 years until his death in 2009.

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http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/12/22/conn-based-kennedy-considering-mass-senate-run/yUXFX4im1MbpQV8J516iXP/story.html

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