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Mass. Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 announced yesterday that Paul G. Kirk Jr. ’60, a former aide to Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56, will fill the late U.S. senator’s seat until a special election is held in January...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Paul Kirk Named To Kennedy Seat | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

...flung speculation regarding Patrick’s choice for a successor to Kennedy, who died of brain cancer last month. News of the impending appointment gained widespread attention—especially among some Congressional Democrats—as the move to speedily fill Kennedy’s seat was seen as a concerted effort to ensure the passage of a health-care reform package...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Paul Kirk Named To Kennedy Seat | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

Before the announcement yesterday morning, Patrick’s staff circulated a list of talking points that called Kirk a “faithful steward” of the Senate seat with a “strong reputation as a person of character, high integrity and honesty...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Paul Kirk Named To Kennedy Seat | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

...people could fill the void left by the death of longtime Senator Ted Kennedy, but Paul Kirk Jr. is the one who will try. On Sept. 24, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick tapped Kirk, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Kennedy's death. Thought to be the Kennedy family's pick, Kirk was once an aide to the Democratic Senator, and currently serves as the chairman of John F. Kennedy's presidential library. "Paul Kirk is a distinguished leader whose long collaboration with Senator Kennedy makes him an excellent interim choice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Kirk Jr., Kennedy's Replacement | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

...authority to immediately select a replacement Senator, fulfilling a wish of the dying Kennedy, so that Senate Democrats would not lose a crucial vote during the health-care-reform debate. Patrick has stated that he plans to secure a promise that any replacement will not run for the seat in the Jan. 19 special election. Until then, Kirk will serve as a ready vote for any health-care legislation, likely maintaining Kennedy's existing Senate staff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Kirk Jr., Kennedy's Replacement | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

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