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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Kennedy’s Seat Is Temporarily Filled With Ted Kennedy’s death, the Democrats fell one vote short of the 60-seat threshold needed to stop a filibuster in the Senate. But now the governor of Massachusetts has named former Democratic Party Chairman <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8273651.stm" title="Paul Kirk">Paul Kirk</a> to temporarily fill Kennedy’s seat, giving the Democrats a major tool in the fight for health care reform. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090924_kennedy_seat_temporarily_filled/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090924_kennedy_seat_temporarily_filled/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Kennedy’s Seat Is Temporarily Filled With Ted Kennedy’s death, the Democrats fell one vote short of the 60-seat threshold needed to stop a filibuster in the Senate. But now the governor of Massachusetts has named former Democratic Party Chairman <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8273651.stm" title="Paul Kirk">Paul Kirk</a> to temporarily fill Kennedy’s seat, giving the Democrats a major tool in the fight for health care reform. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090924_kennedy_seat_temporarily_filled/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090924_kennedy_seat_temporarily_filled/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com