Mass. House approves Sen. Kennedy succession bill (AP)

FILE - In this May 12, 2008 file photo, Paul Kirk, Jr., chairman, John Kennedy Library Foundation Board of Directors, is seen at the annual Profile in Courage Award ceremonies at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Should the Massachusetts legislature change an existing succession law, Kirk is among those Gov. Deval Patrick could appoint to temporarily fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's death.  (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)AP - A bill allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to name an interim appointment to the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward Kennedy is headed to the Massachusetts Senate, where its fate is uncertain.


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