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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: vacancy

vacancy stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - Ted Kennedy's Senate seat will likely remain vacant until early next year, reports CBS News. Massachusetts law specifies that a special election be scheduled between 145 and 160 days from now, and doesn't allow Gov. Deval Patrick to appoint an interim successor. Kennedy himself urged Massachusetts legislators in a recent... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • vacancy • Deval Patrick • special election • Senate seat

ANALYSIS

Sotomayor Also Made 'Wise Woman' Comment in '94


Jun 3, 09 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new wrinkle in the flap over Sonia Sotomayor’s “wise Latina” comment: The Supreme Court nominee said almost exactly the same thing in 1994, reports Greg Sargent on Plum Line. Senators had a copy of the speech but made no mention of it when they confirmed her in... More »

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nominee • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • vacancy • Sonia Sotomayor • Latina

(Newser) - President Obama has narrowed his list of Supreme Court picks to at least six names, with women in five of the top spots, reports CNN. Obama is expected to make a selection by Memorial Day, sources say. Among the finalists: Federal appeals court judges Sonia Sotomayor and Diane Wood; Solicitor... More »

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Jennifer Granholm • US Supreme Court • vacancy • Janet Napolitano • Carlos Moreno • President Obama • Elena Kagan • Sonia Sotomayor • Diane Wood • Jay-ZTV

Hispanic Groups Urge Obama to Pick Latino for High Court

Caucus says Hispanics underrepresented in federal courts

May 1, 09 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even before David Souter’s retirement plans became public, leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus sent President Obama a letter asking him to fill any Supreme Court vacancy with a Latino justice, the Hill reports. Wednesday’s missive praises Obama for appointing Hispanics to key positions—including two Cabinet posts—... More »

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Congress • Latinos • Hispanic • US Supreme Court • vacancy • David Souter • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • Congressional Hispanic Caucus

(Newser) - Florida's GOP Gov. Charlie Crist is mulling a 2010 Senate run that would put him within range of the Oval Office in 2012, the Washington Post reports. But he faces a crowded field when one-term Sen. Mel Martinez steps down: A host of state lawmakers have tossed in... More »

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Florida • Congress • Republican • Senate • Charlie Crist • Mel Martinez • governor • vacancy • 2010 election • Election 2012

Illinois House Revives Chance of Special Election

Bill returns to committee hearing scheduled for next week

Dec 31, 08 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Add this to the confusion over a certain Senate seat in Illinois: Democrats may try to hold a special election to fill it after all. One day after Rod Blagojevich surprised all by naming his own appointment, the Illinois House speaker quietly revived the possibility of holding an election by... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • Illinois • vacancy • Rod Blagojevich • special election • Mike Madigan • Illinois House of Representatives • political appointment

ANALYSIS

Canvassing Upstate, Kennedy Dodges Queries

Aides keep Kennedy mum in orchestrated senate bid

Dec 17, 08 3:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy pulled a Sarah Palin today, the New York Times reports, avoiding questions about her qualifications to take Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat. After a listening session with the mayor of upstate Syracuse, aides whisked her into a waiting SUV. “Hopefully I can come back and answer all... More »

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Hillary Clinton • New York • campaign • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • vacancy • David Paterson • US Senate

No Real Estate Meltdown Here

Amazon's move will bring another big name to Seattle's booming South Lake Union

Jan 9, 08 7:52 PM CST
(Newser) - For the first time since the company's founding, Amazon's administrative employees will reside in one ZIP code, the New York Times reports. But the planned 2010 move from scattered offices to a single Seattle location will hardly make it the first big name in Paul Allen-directed South Lake Union: The... More »

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real estate • business • Seattle • real estate values • Paul Allen • Vulcan Real Estate • South Lake Union • vacancy • Amazon.com

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