the senator wrote a letter to the governor telling him he wanted congresswoman-elect colleen hanabusa to succeed him in the senate. back in washington, vermont senator pat layty was sworn in tuesday to succeed inouye as the senate s president pro tem putting him third in line of presidential succession. meanwhile the boston globe reports congressman ed markey apparently has more than just a casual interest in filling the seat of senator john kerry when he, as we all are assuming at this point, leaves to become secretary of state. the paper reports that bay state residents are getting phone calls for a poll that sizes up markey s chances if he faced outgoing senator scott brown in a special election. meanwhile, former massachusetts governor in 1988, presidential nominee michael dukakis tells the globe it is highly unlikely he ll be the