Senator Kirk: Kennedy ally wins appointment and plunges in
By Matt Viser | Friday, September 25, 2009 | The Boston Globe
“…Kennedy confidant Paul G. Kirk Jr. was named yesterday as the state’s new interim senator, throwing himself immediately into the job by asking former staff members of Edward M. Kennedy to stay on, delivering his first speech in the role to a group of labor activists, and preparing to travel to Washington this morning to be sworn in. In a poignant coda to Kennedy’s 47-year Senate career, Governor Deval Patrick named Kirk, a longtime Kennedy family friend and adviser, to the seat for the next four months, allowing him to deliver potentially key votes on health care and reopen Kennedy’s office for business. One of his first stops in Washington will be Arlington National Cemetery, where he will visit the gravesite of his friend, predecessor, and former boss….”…BS
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