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WASHINGTON — Former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. stepped in Friday as the temporary replacement in the Senate for his longtime friend, the late Edward Kennedy.
Kirk said that taking over the Massachusetts seat left him with mixed emotions, particularly because he was still feeling the “profound absence” of his old pal.
Kirk’s swearing-in by Vice President Joe Biden gave Senate Democrats a filibuster-resistant 60-vote majority with the health care fight at a critical juncture.
