Potential foes are beginning to line up for Hillary Clinton in New York as the Democrat prepares to seek a second term in the Senate. Already, an ambitious District Attorney (no, not Law and Order's Fred Thompson who is a former Senator himself) has decided to challenge Hillary. Now, a relative of Richard Nixon has joined the mix. The New York Times' Michael Slackman reports:

The prospects of a Kennedy-Cuomo clash ended when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he would not run against Andrew M. Cuomo for state attorney general. But now New Yorkers face the possibility of another clash of political families, this one pitting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton against Edward F. Cox, a son-in-law of President Richard M. Nixon.

Mr. Cox, who married Tricia Nixon in the Rose Garden when her father was president, has told friends and Republican Party insiders that he is considering running against Mrs. Clinton in 2006, they said.

Mr. Cox, 58, was busy making funeral arrangements for his mother, Anne, who died on Tuesday, and he referred questions to a friend who is his adviser. The friend, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Mr. Cox is out there "testing the waters."

California might be the land of celebrity politicians, but New York is getting closer. Connecticut, not wanting to be left out, could find itself with a celebrity politician soon.