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...Professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr.’s name has emerged as one of the top candidates to fill Edward M. Kennedy??s ’54-’56 Senate seat in media reports, even as speculation swirled late last night that Mass. Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 would instead pick Paul G. Kirk Jr. '60, a longtime friend of Kennedy??s, as a stand-in for the late liberal senator...
Khazei called the Senator “an extraordinary mentor and a great friend,” and said it was Kennedy??s example that first made him consider entering politics. Nafees A. Syed ’10, who served as one of Khazei’s liaisons during his fellowship, said she was happy to learn that he would be seeking the Senate seat...
Claiming that neither of the current challengers for the democratic nomination adequately represented Kennedy??s liberal values, both Capuano and Frank criticized early frontrunner Martha Coakley for dodging controversial issues such as the Iraq War and drawing attention to Steven Pagliuca’s friendship with Republican Mitt Romney...
Capuano was introduced by fellow Democratic Congressman Barney Frank, who also emphasized Capuano’s close mirroring of Kennedy??s voting record. Frank added that while the US recently lost the “greatest senator in history,” Capuano is the ideal candidate to continue his legacy...
...Kennedy??s death on August 25th piqued media interest in the problem of succession, including whether Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 would be allowed to appoint an interim senator before formal elections are held. The democratic primary will take place December 8 this year and general elections on January...