Reply #6: No MSNBC link yet,

[polmaven]

but here is a BostonChannel link:

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21056415/detail.html

The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill allowing the governor to name an interim replacement to fill the late Edward Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat.

The bill goes back to both chambers for a final procedural vote on Wednesday before heading to Gov. Deval Patrick, who has said he would sign the bill.

The 40-member Senate approved the measure on an 24-to-16 vote.