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Why Kennedys Tapped Obama

Massachusetts senator points to Barack's 'inevitability'

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 29, 2008 11:46 AM CST

(Newser) – Why did three members of the Kennedy clan anoint Barack Obama as the heir to Camelot and Democratic standard-bearer? In interviews with Time, Ted and Caroline Kennedy both point to the Illinois senator as uniquely capable of overcoming factionalism and uniting the country. As for... Read full story »

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