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Smart, Capable, and in Control

Posted May 30, 08 6:33 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – She whipped Ted Kennedy's staff into action after his seizure; she brought the family to his bedside; she allowed the aging senator, diagnosed with brain cancer, to join in the traditional Cape Cod regatta on Memorial Day weekend. Victoria Reggie Kennedy, his wife of 16 years, is right by his side, the Boston Globe reports. And he wants her to replace him as senator, says the New York Daily News.

She may be suited for the job: An ex-Washington lawyer, she is deeply involved in her husband’s legislative projects—and is daughter to a politically effective judge. "There's no question that he'd like Vicki to continue in his seat," one Massachusetts Democrat said. "She's smart, and smart politically."

Sources Washington Post, New York Daily News

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Ted Kennedy, in the passenger seat, and his wife, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, in the back.   (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Victoria Kennedy is the center of this laugh-fest.   (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)
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