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Suspense ends as NY Gov picks Clinton's replacement



23 January 2009 @ 03:24 pm AEST

New York Gov. David Paterson has selected Kirsten Gillibrand as his replacement for the seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Kirsten Gillibrand
New York Gov. David Paterson, left, and Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., appear at a news conference in Albany, N.Y., Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. Gillibrand, a second-term lawmaker from upstate New York, was named by Paterson to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated when Hillary Rodham Clinton resigned to become secretary of state in the Obama administration. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Gillibrand's appointment ends a two-month wait for a replacement for Clinton, who had previously said she would not relinquish her seat until she was confirmed as President Barack Obama's choice for Secretary of State.

Her appointment runs until a special election to take place on November 2010.

Gillibrand acknowledge she isn't a well known figure to many people in her state but said she would work hard for people in all the state, according to the New York Times.

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