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Here is a video report that aired on The Today Show this morning about the decision by Caroline Kennedy to officially drop her bid to be named to replace Hillary Clinton as U.S. Senator from New York. . . . . . (watch video)

OK, armchair detectives, let's put our collective minds together. Princess Caroline is out, but why? Obviously, the "excuse" of caring for her Uncle Teddy has more holes in it than a barrel of Swiss cheese, even a 5-year-old can see that. Did Gov. David Patterson's 28-page disclosure document, which he required of all applicants, have something to do with it? It would have forced CK to reveal all sorts of details that she has tried to keep private for years. So - is she hiding something?

Caroline Kennedy has given up her bid for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. In a one-line statement citing personal reasons, the widely considered front-runner said Thursday she told New York Gov. David Paterson a day earlier that she was no longer interested in the job. "I informed Governor Paterson today that for personal reasons I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate." The statement, provided by Kennedy's press person Stefan Friedman, was issued after hours of divergent reports Wednesday evening.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Source: Caroline Kennedy remains in contest to fill Hillary Clinton's NY Senate seat.

ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports: There are conflicting reports regarding whether or not Caroline Kennedy has dropped out of consideration for Hillary Clinton's vacated U.S. Senate seat from New York. A source told of Kennedy's decision told ABC News she was dropping out, echoing reports quoting anonymous sources in three New York City newspapers and, initially, The Associated Press. The source added that a formal statement confirming Kennedy's decision was expected shortly. But the AP later rescinded its initial report, quoting another anonymous source who said Kennedy was staying in the running for the U.S. Senate seat after all.

Caroline Kennedy tonight withdrew her name from consideration to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate after learning that Gov. David Paterson wasn't going to choose her, The Post has learned. Kennedy's decision removes the highest-profile name in the ring to step into Clinton's now-vacant seat, as she departs after getting confirmed today as President Obama's Secretary of State. Sources said the reason Paterson had decided not to tap the daughter of John F. Kennedy was her poor performances in media interviews and in in private sessions with various officials.

Caroline Kennedy told New York Gov. David Paterson on Wednesday that she is withdrawing from consideration to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, New York media reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.

Daddy’s little girl will not make like Uncle Teddy and Uncle Bobby (and Daddy too). Caroline says no. And now that Hillary is officially Secretary of State, there is an empty Senate seat to fill.From the New York Post via Fox News: Caroline Kennedy has told Gov. David Paterson that she is withdrawing her name from consideration to replace outgoing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate, The Post has learned.Kennedy cited "personal reasons," according to sources.

Breaking News 6:59 PM ET: Caroline Kennedy Plans to Withdraw From New York Senate Consideration

Caroline Kennedy has told Gov. Paterson that she is withdrawing her name from consideration to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, The Post has learned.

Hey — she’s more qualified than Princess. He’s joking, of course, but acclimate yourself to the idea now: She’ll be only 52 in 2016, slightly younger than the last Democratic First Lady was when she joined the Senate. And wouldn’t you know it, 2016 also happens to be the year Roland Burris’s seat comes up for election. Assuming he runs and wins two years from now, he’ll be 79 and primed for retirement just as The One’s second term is expiring.

I don’t know what to say, except that I never really thought it would happen. Surely someone or something would intervene — a power play by Andrew Cuomo, maybe, or a crescendo of popular sentiment against an obviously unqualified pick — to blast through the nexus of money, influence, and backscratching that’s pushed this dial tone to the brink. As cynical as we all are about politics, we’re not so cynical that we seriously believe the governor of New York’s going to appoint Caroline Kennedy to the Senate. But I guess we should be. Despite claims that he’s still undecided,...

DESPITE claims that he's still undecided, Gov. Paterson is "certain" to pick Caroline Kennedy to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton in the US Senate, several unhappy contenders for the job have told friends and associates in recent days. The contenders based their conclusion on the view that Paterson, after nearly two months of indecision, would "greatly embarrass" and "entirely humiliate" Kennedy, anger her prominent political family and even offend President-elect Barack Obama by picking someone other than President John F. Kennedy's daughter. As for the governor's claim to be weighing a last-minute finalist, the contenders agree with a close Paterson friend...

Governor David Paterson (D-N.Y.) says he’s leaning toward appointing Caroline Kennedy to the senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton’s ascension to the job of Secretary of State in the Obama Administration. “She does not have much legislative experience, which is a minus.” Paterson admitted. “But she has the Kennedy name and pedigree, not to mention the millions in personal wealth that can ensure her reelection.” “We shouldn’t underestimate these assets,” Paterson continued. “When it comes to elections, the Kennedy name is golden. Consider the case of her uncle Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass). Here’s a bloated sot who left a...

When community groups and the Board of Education were caught in an acrimonious dispute over an arts program, education officials brought in a fixer: Caroline Kennedy. The daughter of a president and niece of two senators listened attentively, asked probing questions and proposed various scenarios to resolve the dispute. Under her prompting, a compromise was reached. "People were pushing themselves back from the table and folding their arms," recalled Stephanie Dua, chief executive officer of the Fund for Public Schools. "She was very good at defusing the situation. ... She has a very easy style about her but she's very...

Carolyn Kennedy is a major contendor for the vacant senate seat in NY, because as George Stephanopoulos says, she can pony up more money for the republican party than anyone else. There is absolutely no word of scandal about that. That's not much different than Rod trying to get the person who can pony up the most money....Ok the cause is different, but it's the same thing!!!

If Caroline Kennedy is appointed to the U.S. Senate, she is favored to win re-election against her likeliest Republican opponent in 2010. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of New York voters finds Kennedy would attract 51% of the vote in a match-up with Republican Peter King, a longtime congressman form Long Island. King, who has made his interest in such a race clear, earns 33% of the vote at this time. Nine percent (9%) say they would vote for a third-party candidate, and seven percent (7%) are not sure. Still, there are hints of potential vulnerability for the daughter...

With her Camelot pedigree and Park Avenue address, Caroline Kennedy is not exactly the average American woman. But many women identify with her impulse to enter the work force after two decades of child rearing. Kennedy's bid for the Senate has reignited the "mommy wars" between mothers with careers and those who take a break from paid employment. Like Kennedy, many women face resentment when they return to the work force after raising kids and doing volunteer work. "She's a Kennedy, but she's a lot like us," was the headline of a Dec. 28 column by Anne Glusker in The...

Caroline Appointment: Mitchell Mimics Maureen in Mocking Al D'Amato By Mark Finkelstein | January 7, 2009 - 15:19 Does Maureen Dowd moonlight at MSNBC as Andrea Mitchell's [file photo] writer? Here's how for, purposes of defending Caroline Kennedy in her NYT column today, Dowd mocked former New York Republican Senator Al D'Amato [emphasis added]: [B]elieve me, she talks a whole lot better than the former junior senator from New York, Al D’Amato, who once wailed that he was “up to my earballs” in some mess, and another time complained to me that those “little Jappies” bring over boats full of...

The link above is to the Inside Edition video.Here is The One to Fox and Friends.