ALBANY, NEW YORK - JANUARY 23: U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and New York Gov. David A. Paterson (R) pose for photos during a news conference announcing her as Paterson's choice to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat for New York on January 23, 2009 in Albany, New York. Caroline Kennedy withdrew her name from consideration a day before the announcement of the Governor's decision for filling the seat which was left vacant by the new Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

ALBANY, NEW YORK - JANUARY 23: U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and New York Gov. David A. Paterson (R) pose for photos during a news conference announcing her as Paterson's choice to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat for New York on January 23, 2009 in Albany, New York. Caroline Kennedy withdrew her name from consideration a day before the announcement of the Governor's decision for filling the seat which was left vacant by the new Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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  1. Harold Ford Jr. tours the Assembly Chamber at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. The former congressman from Tennessee and current New York City resident visited Albany as he continued to tour his adopted homestate. Ford insisted that he has yet to make up his mind to run a Democratic primary challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
  2. Harold Ford Jr, right, is given a tour of the Legislative Correspondents Association by New York Post reporter Frederic Dicker at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. The former congressman from Tennessee and current New York City resident visited Albany as he continued to tour his adopted homestate. Ford insisted he has yet to make up his mind to run a Democratic primary challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
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  4. Democrat Harold Ford Jr., center, lunches at Sylvia's with friend Ron Blaylock, left, and state assemblyman Keith Wright, right in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Ford is contemplating challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for her seat.
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  6. Democrat Harold Ford Jr., right, and friend Ron Blaylock leave Sylvia's in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Ford is contemplating challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for her seat.
  7. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives to deliver a speech on the commitment of the United States to European defence at the Ecole Militaire in Paris January 29, 2010. Clinton recommitted the United States to the defence of Europe and pledged to work with NATO allies and former foe Russia to boost security in the face of new threats.
  8. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) shares a laugh with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy as he welcomes her to the Elysee Palace in Paris January 29, 2010.
  9. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) attends a meeting with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) at the Elysee Palace in Paris January 29, 2010.
  10. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) puts her shoe back on as she is welcomed by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) while Frenchy Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) looks on at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 29, 2010.
  11. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) kisses France's President Nicolas Sarkozy as she leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 29, 2010.
  12. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) kisses France's President Nicolas Sarkozy as she leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 29, 2010.
  13. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 06: Caroline Kennedy attends the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors at an East Room reception in the White House December 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The group was gathered for the taping of the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors tribute program to be aired December 29th.
  14. Caroline Kennedy arrives in the East Room for a reception for Kennedy Center Honorees at the White House in Washington, December 6, 2009.
  15. From left, William Kennedy Smith, Caroline Kennedy, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith and Edwin Schlossberg pose on the red carpet at the State Department during the Kennedy Center Honors Gala Dinner on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Washington.
  16. In this Nov. 20, 2009 photo provided by the Alan Khazei campaign, Caroline Kennedy, left, daughter of President John F. Kennedy, speaks with Alan Khazei, right, Democratic hopeful for the U.S. Senate seat left behind by the death of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, during a fundraiser at the home of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in New York.

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