Jan 7, 2009 12:49 pm US/Eastern
Clinton Confirmation Hearing Set For Tuesday
Hillary's Confirmation Would Free Gov. Paterson To Select Senate Seat Replacement
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Former First lady Hillary Clinton, left, stands with Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg at a New York Women for Hillary event in New York on Oct. 17, 2000.
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is seen in this file photo.
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New York Gov. David Paterson (File)
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Caroline Kennedy appears in this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's confirmation hearing to become secretary of state will be Tuesday.
Incoming Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday he will chair the morning hearing on President-elect Barack Obama's pick for the top foreign policy post.
The timetable for Clinton's confirmation has been closely watched since it would give New York Gov. David Paterson the power to appoint her Senate successor.
Republicans and Democrats have said they expect no serious objections to her confirmation.
Caroline Kennedy, the scion of a political dynasty, wants the job and Paterson has said he's considering her along with other candidates.
The coverage of Kennedy's upstate "listening tour" back in December showed her going to cities like Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo, but not answering many questions, a decision that touched a nerve with the media and set off a firestorm of criticism.
Still, the buzz around Kennedy has not waned. She's picked up nods of approval from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and The Rev. Al Sharpton. And just last week CBS 2 HD learned exclusively that Kennedy's nemesis, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, had a change of heart about her qualifications for office. Sources said it was people close to Paterson who pushed Silver to do the public about face.
Sources close to Paterson then told The Associated Press she had emerged as the front-runner for the position, even though the governor has stated several times he will not name a successor until Clinton is confirmed as Secretary of State.
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