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Caroline Kennedy withdrew his name for consideration to fill the seat in the Senate that was once his uncle Bobby Kennedy died after a night of confusion and uncertainty about their intentions.


"Today I informed the Governor Paterson (New York) for personal reasons that I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the U.S. Senate," he said in a communique released after a sentence midnight. His spokeswoman, Stefan Friedman, refused to give further comment.


His other uncle, Senator Edward Kennedy, suffered a seizure in day of inauguration of President Barack Obama.


Spokesmen for Caroline Kennedy and Governor David Paterson, who will make the nomination for the seat, did not comment.


Hours of mixed signals on Wednesday night was the latest unexpected twist in the effort to Kennedy, began with the popular support that withered after being criticized in his brief tour of the northern state of press interviews prior.


The reports were a shock to his supporters and Paterson, who appeared to be appointed to the seat.


Edward Kennedy, who was being cared for by an aggressive brain tumor, suffered a seizure on Tuesday during the swearing in ceremony of the post from Obama.


The New York Post was first to report the withdrawal of his niece of contention for a place in the Senate representing New York.


The New York Times quoted a source saying that it did not identify Kennedy withdrew because of concerns about the health of his uncle. But the Post quoted an unidentified source saying that the withdrawal was because she learned that he had decided not to select Paterson.


The AP reported that Kennedy was initially withdrawn from the contest, but corrected the story about an hour later after the person who gave the information that had been a mistake. The news reports changed during the night while people close to Kennedy denied or diluted their comments before the Kennedy ended the uncertainty by issuing his statement.