Groan...
Several newspapers reported Wednesday that Caroline Kennedy planned to withdraw from consideration for the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton, but NBC News reported that a Kennedy family source said it was not true.
The New York Times cited as its source a person told of her decision and reported that she called New York Gov. David Paterson to express concerns about the health of her uncle, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was hospitalized Tuesday after a seizure. A statement from Kennedy could come as early as Wednesday evening, the Times reported.
However, a Kennedy family source told NBC News' David Gregory that Caroline Kennedy had not withdrawn. Two sources hinted to NBC News that there may have been a miscommunication between Kennedy and Paterson's office.
That's one heck of a "miscommunication".
It's amateur hour in New York.
Update: For the Kennedy partisans whining that the original story shouldn't have been taken seriously because it was based on an anonymous source, you might notice that this denial is also based on an anonymous source. But you seem to take this story at face value. Funny, that.
Update II: To add, it seems clear that the original source came from the governor's office, which is why these "Kennedy family sources" say there may have been "miscommunication". If they hadn't heard that Caroline was planning on quitting, they'd be quite shocked to see the news at the top of all the NY papers.