The strategist told CNN that both Rep. Ed Markey and Rep. Michael Capuano have already separately met with Patrick to ask for the appointment if Kerry's seat does open up.

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Bill Nelson made it, as did California U.S. Rep. Ed Royce .

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At that time, he served with another young idealist, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA).

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Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) compared the thinning of the telecom marketplace to the reduction of teams during college basketball's "March Madness" championship.

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"One of the most elusive and deadly terrorists in North Africa has been reportedly killed, " Rep. Ed Royce, R-California, said in a statement.

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In Tennessee, a new poll finds former education secretary and state governor Lamar Alexander leading U.S. Rep. Ed Bryant in the GOP Senate primary.

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Daniel Akaka won the Democratic primary Saturday by a margin of 54 percent to 45 percent despite tough opposition from Rep. Ed Case, the cousin of America Online founder Steve Case.

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In a statement, Rep. Ed Royce, R-California, called the attack "the latest demonstration of a large and growing radical movement across North Africa" and said the French "have acted appropriately" in intervening in Mali.

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Rep. Ed Markey, a 17-term congressman from north of Boston, ran for Kerry's Senate seat in 1984.

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