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May 5, 2009 6:05 pm US/Eastern

Book: An Angry, Intense Kennedy Quit Senate Race

Author Klein's Take: Princess Of Camelot Furious She Wasn't Immediately Named By Paterson To Clinton's Seat

NEW YORK (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Caroline Kennedy appears in this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo.
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A new book paints a picture of an intense, angry Caroline Kennedy bent on extending her family's legacy in the U.S. Senate only to end it when her kids no longer recognized their cool, composed mother.

The book is by Edward Klein, a best seller who's been accused of using of hearsay in other biographies.

"Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Dies," is being excerpted in Vanity Fair. It states Caroline Kennedy told New York Gov. David Paterson she was withdrawing from consideration for the Senate seat because her kids and husband felt she was becoming a different person.

The book also says she was angry when Paterson didn't immediately name her to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Senate.

Kennedy spokesmen declined comment Tuesday.

Kennedy had released a statement in January, revealing that she was dropping out of the Senate race.

"I informed Gov. Paterson ... that for personal reasons I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate," Kennedy said in a statement obtained by CBS station WCBS-TV in New York.