Paul Kirk

Democrat  •  1 Terms  •  Sworn In 2009
Last Term 2009 - 2010

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02/03/10
Brown set to take over Mass. Senate seat, ending Dems' supermajority

...that he needed time before taking office to hire a staff and prepare for his new job. Former Democratic Party Chairman Paul Kirk has been holding the seat temporarily on an appointment from Patrick. Kennedy died in August from brain cancer. Brown's vote

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02/03/10
Mr. Brown heads to Washington today

...to do the honors. Brown will fill the remainder of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's term, which lasts through 2012. Sen. Paul Kirk, a former national Democratic Party chairman and close Kennedy friend who served as an interim appointee, is planning to de

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02/03/10
Finally, Mr. Brown goes to Washington

...worry, Paul Kirk, for the rest of your life, everyone will still be calling you “Senator.” Don’t ask me why - it’s tradition or something. But now the rest of us can start our celebration - Sen. Scott Brown, (R-Mass). About damn time. I don’t

Source: Boston Herald
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02/03/10
Brown taking over the Sen. Kennedy's seat

...that he needed time before taking office to hire a staff and prepare for his new job. Former Democratic Party Chairman Paul Kirk has been holding the seat temporarily on an appointment from Patrick. Kennedy died in August from brain cancer. Brown's vote

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02/03/10
Brown Will Be Sworn In At 5 P.M., But Won't Get Ted's Desk

...today, one reader, Gus Sperrazza of Washington, D.C., is still looking back: Here's another question that has no answer. Paul Kirk, the longtime Kennedy friend and ex-DNC chair who was appointed to fill the seat until the special election winner was swo

Source: NPR
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02/03/10
Sen.-elect Brown to be sworn in today

...today, so the certification could be forwarded to Senate officials in time for Brown to be sworn in this afternoon. Interim Sen. Paul Kirk, appointed by Patrick to temporarily fill the seat, plans a final speech on the Senate floor at about 3:45 p.m. to

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02/02/10
Editorial: Worse than gridlock

Dysfunction in Washington has a price tag, and you can read it in the latest projections of the federal deficit. The current budget deficit has on it the fingerprints of both parties. An analysis of its component parts by The New York Times, using

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02/02/10
Senator-elect Scott Brown Demands To Be Sworn In Immediately, Ahead of ‘Important Votes’

...tomorrow afternoon,” the letter states.   Until Brown is seated as the senator from Massachusetts, acting Democrat Sen. Paul Kirk could help push through legislation or nominations that Brown possibly would vote against, such as President Barack Obam

Source: CNSNews.com
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02/02/10
Gregg calls for re-vote on fiscal commission

...Cantwell (Wash.), Ben Cardin (Md.), Bob Casey Jr (Pa.), Chris Dodd (Conn.), Tom Harkin (Iowa), Daniel Inouye (Hawaii), Paul Kirk (Mass.), Frank Lautenberg (N.J.), Jeff Merkley (Ore.), Barbara Mikulski (Md.), Patty Murray (Wash.), Jack Reed (R.I.), Jay R

Source: The Hill
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02/02/10
No squatters, Paul Kirk!

...stay here, here being the U.S. Senate. It’s been 15 days now since a Republican won the special election in Massachusetts, and Kirk is still squatting in Ted Kennedy’s office. Hey Paul Kirk - how can we miss you if you won’t go away? What’s it g

Source: Boston Herald
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01/30/10
RE: Paul Kirk

Senator Paul Kirk (D – MA), who will be replaced by Mr. Brown, voted for the bill, which led some to question why Mr. Kirk is still voting on legislation. ...

Source: Washington Times (blog)
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01/30/10
RE: Paul Kirk

Senator Paul Kirk (D – MA), who will be replaced by Mr. Brown, voted for the bill, which led some to question why Mr. Kirk is still voting on legislation. ...

Source: Washington Times (blog)
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01/29/10
RE: Paul Kirk

“It's important to have a place to tell his story, and beyond him, to look to the future,'' said Senator Paul Kirk, Kennedy's close friend, ...

Source: Boston Globe
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01/29/10
RE: Paul Kirk

Senator Paul Kirk (D – MA), who will be replaced by Mr. Brown, voted for the bill, which led some to question why Mr. Kirk is still voting on legislation. ...

Source: Washington Times (blog)
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01/29/10
Jam session, with poll

Mr. Brown didn't fill Senator Kennedy's seat. He filled the seat of Senator Paul Kirk, a political hack appointed by the governor who could be trusted not ...

Source: Wicked Local Plymouth
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01/28/10
Kirk's dream sustained

...about a week, as Paul Kirk departs from the interim Senate seat he has filled since the death of his dear friend and former boss Ted Kennedy, his farewell speech will focus on keeping dreams alive and ending the bitter obstructionism that would cloud hi

Source: Boston Herald
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01/28/10
Obama warns GOP: 'You've given yourself very little room to negotiate'

... a lameduck Senator voting after Brown's victory. There should be outrage over the raising of the debt ceiling with Paul Kirk putting it over the top. ...

Source: The Hill (blog)
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01/28/10
Town Counsel for several Cape Cod towns makes "power" list of MA attorneys

Mr. Kopelman was listed with others including Martha Coakley, US Representatives William Delahunt and Barney Frank, Senator John Kerry, Senator Paul Kirk, ...

Source: Cape Cod Today
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01/28/10
Dems may rue Senate appointees

Paul Kirk (D-Mass.) and Ted Kaufman (D-Del.). “Is it not the model anymore, or did they do the right thing?” Rosenthal asked. Former Nebraska Gov. and Sen. ...

Source: Politico
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01/28/10
RE: Paul Kirk

That change allowed Sen. Paul Kirk (D-MA) to cast the 60th vote for health care to get it through the Senate the first time. But it set the stage for the ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
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01/28/10
RE: Paul Kirk

Though Massachusetts voters have selected Scott Brown as their newest representative in the Senate, Sen. Ted Kennedy's appointed stand-in, Paul Kirk, ...

Source: Atlantic Online (blog)
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01/27/10
RE: Paul Kirk

Sen. Paul Kirk (D-Mass.) voted for the debt increase. Sen.-elect Scott Brown (R-Mass.), his replacement, has not been seated. Democrats said the move is ...

Source: The Hill
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01/27/10
RE: Paul Kirk

Sen. Paul Kirk (D-Mass.) voted for the debt increase. Sen.-elect Scott Brown (R-Mass.), his replacement, has not been seated. Democrats said the move is ...

Source: The Hill
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01/27/10
Dems Pass Pay-as-You-Go Bill 60-40

Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Paul Kirk has not yet been replaced by Republican Scott Brown, who was voted into office last week in what was widely ...

Source: Courthouse News Service
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01/27/10
RE: Paul Kirk

Sen. Paul Kirk (D-Mass.) voted for the debt increase. Sen.-elect Scott Brown (R-Mass.), his replacement, has not been seated. Democrats said the move is ...

Source: The Hill
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01/25/10
RE: Paul Kirk

... could ease the worries of Americans who think the deficit is “going out of control,'' said Paul Kirk, the Democratic senator whom Brown will replace. ...

Source: Boston Globe
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01/25/10
RE: Paul Kirk

... could ease the worries of Americans who think the deficit is “going out of control,'' said Paul Kirk, the Democratic senator whom Brown will replace. ...

Source: Boston Globe
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01/25/10
Senate rejects deficit task force

Massachusetts' other senator, Paul Kirk, also voted against the measure. The commission proposal was offered as an amendment to a Democratic plan to ...

Source: Boston Globe
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01/25/10
RE: Paul Kirk

... could ease the worries of Americans who think the deficit is “going out of control,'' said Paul Kirk, the Democratic senator whom Brown will replace. ...

Source: Boston Globe
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01/25/10
Tally Of Senate Support For Bernanke's Reconfirmation

... the responses of both outgoing Democratic Sen. Paul Kirk, who supports Bernanke, and incoming Republican Sen. Scott Brown, who is undecided, are included.

Source: Capital.gr (press release)
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