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Kennedy First on Hill With Own Site

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(Newser) – Amid the praise for the late Ted Kennedy, one blogger reminds that the Massachusetts senator was the first member of Congress with his own website. “Back in 1993, this was no small feat,” writes Paul Blumenthal for the Sunlight Foundation. “At the time there were no congressional offices connected to the Internet.”

“If you can find a way for me to reach constituents using computer networks, do it,” Kennedy told then-systems administrator Chris Casey, who’d found a growing cache of online threads about various political issues. “Casey cautiously entered the fray to give information on bills the senator sponsored or votes the senator took,” Blumenthal notes. “A year later … Kennedy launched the first official website for a Senate office.”

Kennedy's first go at a website.
Kennedy's first go at a website.   (Flickr)
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Jayster999
Aug 26, 09 11:41 PM CDT
Well he had more money than most. The Kennedy's went far on that bootlegger dough. Reply
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DarkFrancis
Aug 27, 09 5:05 AM CDT
Yeah, he needed millions to do that. And all the other members of congress were barely feeding their families. You do come up with the most ill-conceived and poorly executed twaddle.
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JonmarkP
Aug 27, 09 2:34 AM CDT
"Daddy, tell me again how the Bush family became billionaires through hard work and thrifty living, working their little plots of land, sewing feed sacks for the kids to wear to school. Oh, and lending money to the Nazis and looting the Mom & Pop Savings and Loans and running Medicare scams in Florida. I just love those inspiring Patriot stories." Reply
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Forderon
Aug 27, 09 10:39 AM CDT
Don't forget their relations with the Saudi royal family
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Jayster999
Aug 27, 09 6:43 PM CDT
JuanMARX: Kinda funny where these great dynasties come by their fortunes. Unlike yourself, Marx, I am able to view both the Kennedys and the Bushes for the scum they are.
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