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Confidant of Late Massachusetts Senator Kennedy Paul Kirk Sworn In as Successor
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Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul Kirk, Jr., has been sworn in as the temporary replacement for the late Edward M. Kennedy in the U.S. Senate.
Vice President Joe Biden presided over the ceremony Friday.
Kirk, a longtime friend and former aide to the late senator, will serve in the post until voters in the state of Massachusetts pick a replacement during a special election in January.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced Thursday that he was naming Kirk to the seat. The governor said matters before Congress and the nation are, in his words, "too important for us to be one voice short" in Washington.
The appointment gives Democrats in the U.S. Senate the 60th seat needed to circumvent efforts by Senate Republicans to prevent votes on a health care reform bill.
Kirk, a longtime friend and former aide to the late senator, will serve in the post until voters in the state of Massachusetts pick a replacement during a special election in January.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced Thursday that he was naming Kirk to the seat. The governor said matters before Congress and the nation are, in his words, "too important for us to be one voice short" in Washington.
The appointment gives Democrats in the U.S. Senate the 60th seat needed to circumvent efforts by Senate Republicans to prevent votes on a health care reform bill.
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