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GOP temporarily blocks Kennedy bill
Debate halted concerning Kennedy successor
Updated: Friday, 25 Sep 2009, 12:58 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 18 Sep 2009, 1:32 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Republicans have temporarily blocked Senate debate on a bill allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to name an interim appointment to the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward Kennedy.
The Republicans, who hold just five of 40 seats in the Senate, objected to the bill being taken up Friday, without formal notice. Under Senate rules, the objection means the bill can't be debated until the next formal session.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
The move came a day after the Massachusetts House voted 95-58 in favor of the bill, with 42 House Democrats joining all 16 Republicans in opposition.
The interim appointee would serve until a Jan. 19 special election.
Kennedy died of brain cancer last month.
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