Washington: filling the seat (and shoes) of Ted Kennedy
As announced yesterday, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s seat in the U.S. Senate will be filled by long-time family friend and former chair of the Democratic National Committee Paul Kirk. Will soon-to-be Sen. Kirk provide the much-need 60th vote to push health care reform through the Senate? The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich gives us his insights.
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