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Michael Dukakis says he favors Massachusetts changing its Senate succession law so the current governor can name a temporary replacement for Sen. Edward Kennedy, but the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee won't say if he'd be a candidate for the job. Introduced as "Senator Dukakis" in jest at a Statehouse ceremony Wednesday, Dukakis told reporters that pending political issues in Washington demand two Senate votes from Massachusetts. He says lawmakers erred five years ago when they blocked attempts to let the governor temporarily fill any vacancy while a five-month special election campaign they created was under way. Now a Jan. 19...

Harold Meyerson, editor of the liberal magazine The American Prospect, tells a story of a friend of his who had a dream. He was walking through the headquarters of the Kerry campaign. Behind a door marked "Campaign Manager" he found Kerry manager Mary Beth Cahill. As he drew nearer, however, the woman suddenly ripped off her Cahill mask, behind which was . . . Susan Estrich, Michael Dukakis's campaign manager! Mr. Meyerson's friend woke up screaming. Lots of Democrats are having similar nightmares about 1988, when Mr. Dukakis, once ahead 17 points in the polls, lost by eight to George...