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Cuomo's in the Running for Clinton Seat, Paterson Says

Admission is first that AG is even a candidate

Jan 21, 09 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Continuing his elusive dance around Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, New York Gov. David Paterson said yesterday that state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo “is someone I’m considering,” the Buffalo News reports. Paterson also seemed unafraid of a possible Cuomo challenge in 2010 if he isn’t seated... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Congress • Senate • New York • Andrew Cuomo • governor • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • political appointee • Senate seat

 Paterson 'Certain' to Pick 
 Kennedy: Also-Rans 

NY governor playing 'mind games' with media in delaying announcement

Jan 19, 09 4:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Her rivals for Hillary Clinton’s senate seat believe Caroline Kennedy is “certain” to succeed her, sources close to several contenders tell the New York Post. Gov. David Paterson thinks dissing Kennedy at this point would “greatly embarrass” and “entirely humiliate” her and her family—and potentially... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Congress • Senate • New York • Andrew Cuomo • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • political appointee • President Obama • Carolyn Maloney

 New Yorkers
 Souring 
 on Sweet 
 Caroline

Sheen comes off Kennedy in new poll

Jan 16, 09 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy’s botched media blitz seems to be taking a toll on her popularity. Last month, she and state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo were tied with the support of 25% of New Yorkers in their bids to be New York's new senator. Now, a Marist poll has Cuomo at... More »

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Senate • New York • Andrew Cuomo • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson

UPDATED

Paterson Interviews Cuomo; Kennedy Not Out

And she didn't 'eliminate herself,' says Paterson, who avoids naming frontrunner

Jan 14, 09 11:56 AM CST
(Newser) - New York AG Andrew Cuomo, who couldn't be less interested in Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, nonetheless met with Gov. David Paterson about it last month, reports the New York Daily News. A Cuomo rep refused to comment, other than to call the information "factually inaccurate," and Paterson's... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Senate • New York • Andrew Cuomo • governor • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • interview

Kennedy,
NY Guv Huddle On Senate Post

Meeting critical after Caroline's 'uneven public audition'

Jan 11, 09 7:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy met formally with New York’s governor yesterday for the first time to discuss her quest for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, the New York Times reports. Some 10 people have set their sights on the seat. Several have or will speak with Gov. David Paterson, but Kennedy’... More »

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Senate • New York • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • interview • meeting

I Don't Have to Pick Caroline: Paterson

'She’s just another person. So what? Her name is Kennedy'

Jan 9, 09 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Not so fast, Caroline Kennedy: Your lack of elected-office experience “does not help” your bid to replace Hillary Clinton, warns the man who will decide your congressional fate. Gov. David Paterson said there are “10 to 15 good candidates” to fill New York’s open Senate seat, and... More »

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

Insiders: Cuomo Aide Putting Brakes on Kennedy Bid

NY's AG eying Clinton's Senate seat himself

Jan 7, 09 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - An aide to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has been urging labor chiefs and upstate officials not to support Caroline Kennedy's Senate bid, insiders tell the New York Times. The aide—known as Cuomo's enforcer—is said to have questioned Kennedy's credentials and dropped broad hints that Cuomo himself... More »

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Senate • New York • Andrew Cuomo • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • New York state

Paterson Shoots Down 'Caretaker' Senator Rumor

Governor's pick will have long-term interest in the position

Jan 2, 09 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - David Paterson quashed speculation that his pick to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate won’t run to keep the seat in a 2010 special election, the Times Union reports. Picking a so-called caretaker “would cause New York to lose seniority,” the New York governor said. Paterson added... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Senate • New York • governor • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • election • David Paterson

 Caroline: 
 My Celebrity
 Will Work  
 for NY

'Forceful but elusive' candidate says recession has hurt her

Dec 27, 08 5:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy continued her media blitz today, asserting in a sit-down interview with the New York Times that she is the best candidate for the Senate and that she could use her celebrity to draw attention to state issues. She remained vague, however, on many specifics, including her personal finances.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Senate • New York • Michael Bloomberg • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson

 Kennedy Won't Run Unless 
 Appointed 

Caroline says she'd support incumbent in 2010

Dec 27, 08 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - If Caroline Kennedy isn't appointed to Hillary Clinton’s New York Senate seat, she won’t run for it in 2 years, Kennedy told NY1 last night. If Gov. David Paterson "doesn’t select me, I would support the person that he does select,” she said. She also... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Senate • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • interview

Dems Stand to Lose Clinton's Fundraising Chops

Cabinet officials usually refrain from helping other candidates

Dec 26, 08 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Democrats may lose a powerful fundraiser in Hillary Clinton when she becomes secretary of state, the Hill reports. Cabinet officials usually avoid overt campaigning for other candidates, and Clinton’s fundraising prowess and network are likely to be particularly missed: HillPAC, Clinton’s leadership political action committee, has directed more... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • campaign fundraising • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • fundraising

Caroline Has Been Stingy With NY Dems

Lack of donations may hurt efforts to gain
Clinton's Senate seat

Dec 26, 08 11:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy has not donated much money to New York Democrats, and it could dent her appeal to Gov. David Paterson as he decides on his appointment to fill Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, the New York Daily News reports. Although Kennedy has given around $30,000 to federal candidates,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Senate • New York • lobbying • Christine Quinn • governor • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • political donations • David Paterson • John Liu

Kennedy's Senate Push Irks NY Democrats

Gov. Paterson put off
by inevitability talk,
her Bloomberg ties

Dec 24, 08 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Many New York Democrats are getting increasingly annoyed with Caroline Kennedy’s push to be senator—most notably Gov. David Paterson, the man who’d have to give her the job, the New York Times reports. Paterson advisers say he’s frustrated Kennedy’s handlers are treating the appointment as... More »

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Senate • New York • Michael Bloomberg • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson

Bloomberg to NY Guv: Stop Stalling and Name Senator

Kennedy ally slams scrutiny, says process 'out of control'

Dec 23, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pushing Gov. David Paterson to speed up his Senate appointment, the Daily News reports. “The governor should make a decision reasonably quickly because this is just getting out of control,” said the ally of Caroline Kennedy. “Everybody’s focusing on the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Senate • New York • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • Andrew Cuomo • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • Gary Ackerman

Kennedy Won't Make Personal Disclosures Yet

She refuses to reveal financial info 'unless and until' she gets job

Dec 23, 08 7:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy has refused to disclose a variety of personal data, from which companies she has invested in to whether she has ever been charged with a crime, reports the New York Times. While candidates or sitting senators must make annual financial disclosures, potential appointees to a vacant seat have... More »

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Senate • New York • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • conflict of interest • financial disclosure

Cuomo Leads Kennedy in NY Poll

Voters prefer AG by
3 points but predict  Paterson won't pick him

Dec 18, 08 12:16 PM CST
(Newser) - New Yorkers would prefer that David Paterson pick Andrew Cuomo over Caroline Kennedy to fill Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, a new poll shows. Cuomo leads Kennedy 26% to 23% in a Siena College survey of New York voters, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports. Despite the state AG’s... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Senate • New York • Andrew Cuomo • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson

OPINION

 Tax Soda: It's the New Tobacco 

Less obese, less diabetic America just a couple of laws away

Dec 18, 08 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - The cigarette tax "was the biggest health care breakthrough in the last 40 years in the United States," and its successor may be the 18% tax on non-diet soda New York Gov. David Patterson is pitching, writes Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times. Not only... More »

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obesity • taxes • tobacco • soda • cigarette tax • David Paterson • Nicholas Kristof • soda tax

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

Hillary to Supporters: 
Lay Off Caroline

Clinton's not holding any primary grudges, and not taking sides

Dec 17, 08 12:55 PM CST
(Newser) - To those Clintonites bashing Caroline Kennedy—the Democratic scion who threw her weight behind Barack Obama in the hard-fought primaries—Hillary Clinton has a message: Pipe down, the New York Daily News reports. Clinton insiders say the soon-to-be secretary of State understands "She's got to be part of the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Senate • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • President Obama • President-elect Obama

OPINION

Sorry, Caroline, We're Over Political Dynasties: Klein

Joe Klein comes out against Kennedy scion

Dec 16, 08 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy used to be described as “self-effacing,” but now that she’s signaled her interest in Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, she’s shown she has another “eminently New York quality,” Joe Klein writes in Time: chutzpah. Kennedy assumes that America still loves its dynasties,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • political dynasty • David Paterson • Joe Klein

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