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Peter King: "No Evidence" Kennedy Qualified For Senate, I Could Beat Her In Election
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I first met Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.
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Advocates of blind fault TV skit about NY Governor
The National Federation of the Blind said it considers NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' skit making fun of New York Gov. David Paterson an attack on all blind Americans.
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Key Hillary friends oppose Caroline for N.Y.'s Senate seat
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