Seator Kennedy Wants Earlier Replacement
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/us/politics/21kennedy.html?_r=1
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Under current law, the seat would be empty until a special election could be held 145 to 160 days later. But Senator Kennedy, a 77-year-old Democrat, wrote in a letter to the governor that he wanted Massachusetts to have full representation in the Senate during that period.
Although he did not mention it in the letter, it is becoming increasingly clear that Democratic votes will be crucial to passing the health care legislation that is the subject of intense Congressional debate. Senator Kennedy has been a passionate supporter of overhauling the nation’s health care system, but his absence from the debate and from public life in recent months has raised speculation that he will not be well enough to cast a vote when the time comes.
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Although he did not mention it in the letter, it is becoming increasingly clear that Democratic votes will be crucial to passing the health care legislation that is the subject of intense Congressional debate. Senator Kennedy has been a passionate supporter of overhauling the nation’s health care system, but his absence from the debate and from public life in recent months has raised speculation that he will not be well enough to cast a vote when the time comes.
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samthesixth
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I'm flabbergasted. A Kennedy wanted special treatment....
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samthesixth
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nursediesel
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samthesixth:
he's done this same thing twice before and always gets his way! Because he's a Kennedy! Of course he thinks he due it!
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nursediesel
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nursediesel
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And of course his special request to fill that seat is his wife!
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nursediesel
