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Confidant of Late Massachusetts Senator Kennedy Paul Kirk Sworn In as Successor

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.

Kennedy ally Paul Kirk wins Massachusetts Senate appointment

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.

 
Paul Kirk Leading Candidate for Today’s Announcement on Kennedy Post

Paul G. Kirk Jr., chairman of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has emerged as the leading candidate to temporarily fill the U.S. Senate vacancy left by the death of Edward M. Kennedy, according to people familiar with the matter.