In Colorado, Eli appointed to Senate seat
DENVER — Michael Bennet LAW '93, the superintendent of Denver Public Schools, was named Saturday to the United States Senate seat being vacated by Ken Salazar, currently up for confirmation as Secretary of the Interior.
Bennet will become the eighth Yale graduate in the Senate, joining Joseph Lieberman '64 LAW '67, John Kerry '66 and Arlen Specter LAW '56, among others.
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, whose choice of Bennet was seen as a surprise, praised the schools chief as a problem-solver who has proven himself in both the public and private...
