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Analysis

 Obama: Use 
 House More, 
 Senate Less 

The Senate's not all it's cracked up to be

Sep 8, 09 10:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may come to regret using House Democrats as “expendable shock troops” in his battle to pass health care reform, writes David Rogers of Politico. Obama has focused on the Senate as his crucible of compromise, but the House—bolstered by a Rules Committee able to test competing... More »

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Congress • Senate • House of Representatives • health care reform • Obama administration • President Obama

 Joe K Won't Run 
 to Succeed Teddy 

Joseph Kennedy II says he'd rather work for 'social justice' in private sector

Sep 7, 09 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Kennedy II will not run for his late uncle’s US Senate seat, the Boston Herald reports. In a post on the website of his charity Citizens Energy, the former congressman says he prefers to pursue social justice through the private sector rather than electoral politics. The announcement means... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Joe Kennedy • Robert F. Kennedy • Victoria Reggie Kennedy • US Senate

OPINION

Daschle: Leave Whiny GOP
in the Dust if Necessary

Democrats may need to use reconciliation

Sep 3, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s essential that Congress act on health care, and if that means working without bipartisan support, so be it, writes Tom Daschle in the Wall Street Journal. If we fail, 60 million people will be uninsured in 10 years, and typical families will have to pay $25,000 a... More »

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health insurance • Senate • Senate Democrats • Senate Republicans • health care reform • reconciliation • Tom Daschle

 Teddy Jr.—Not Vicki—Is 
 Kennedy Pick for Senate  

Clan irked by focus on Teddy's wife, tensions grew in last days

Sep 2, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the intense focus on Vicki Kennedy at her husband's funeral, Teddy Kennedy Jr. is the family’s choice to fill his late father’s Senate seat, Irish Central reports. Not only is she not a Kennedy, but conflict between her and the senator's powerful family escalated during his last... More »

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politics • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Ted Kennedy Jr • Vicki Kennedy

 Spitzer Eying Return 
 to Politics: Insiders 

Others close to ex-guv dispute claim

Sep 1, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer is tossing around the possibility of a comeback bid, mulling a run for New York state office next year, insiders tell the New York Post. The ex-governor is said to be eying the state comptroller's job or Kirsten Gillibrand’s Senate seat. But it’s all informal at... More »

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politics • Senate • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • governor • comeback • political scandal • prostitution scandal • New York State Comptroller • Kirsten Gillibrand

 Kennedy's Office Had 
 Gone to the Dogs 

Portuguese water dogs were a furry fixture of senator's office

Aug 30, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy may have been the Senate's liberal lion, but his office was clearly no place for cats, reports Politico in a look at the three Portuguese water dogs that were fixtures in his Washington digs. The pooches provided a warm, furry presence amid what could be tense negotiations, and... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Capitol Hill • dog • Portuguese water hound • Portuguese water dog • dogs

 Unreleased Kennedy Memoir 
 Climbing Bestseller Lists 

True Compass will be released Sept. 14

Aug 29, 09 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy’s unreleased memoir, True Compass, is already creeping up the bestseller lists. Originally scheduled for 2010, it's been moved up to mid-September by publisher Hachette, which plans to ship 1.5 million copies to booksellers. Pre-orders have put True Compass at No. 9 on Amazon and... More »

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Sen. Vicki Kennedy? No Consensus on What's Next

Widow was deeply involved in Ted's political career

Aug 29, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - All agree that Vicki Kennedy turned around husband Ted’s life, but there is little consensus on where the 55-year-old widow will go from here, Politico reports. “All this stuff about her going to the Senate is completely wrong,” says longtime family adviser (and speechwriter) Bob Shrum. Indeed,... More »

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Congress • Senate • Ted Kennedy • health care reform • special election • widows • Victoria Reggie Kennedy • Vicky Kennedy

Snowe Could Be Lone GOP Health Care Vote

Democrats hope centrist senator can get them past 60

Aug 29, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - As health care talks grow more polarized, Democrats are looking to Olympia Snowe as their most likely—and quite possibly only—Republican vote, the New York Times reports. “I certainly hope not!” exclaims Snowe when asked about the possibility. But the centrist Maine senator has long been... More »

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Senate • Maine • Olympia Snowe • health care reform • bipartisanship

 Crist Names Aide to Senate 

LeMieux is the Florida governor's former chief of staff

Aug 28, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Florida Governor Charlie Crist has appointed his former campaign manager and chief of staff to fill the Senate seat of Mel Martinez, MSNBC reports. George LeMieux will represent the state until next year's election, when Crist himself will vie for the GOP nod. “George is bright, capable, and an... More »

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Florida • Senate • Charlie Crist • Mel Martinez • governor • Election 2010 • political appointment • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee • George LeMieux

 Brilliant, Loyal Kennedy 
 Staffers the Envy of DC 

Lion has cubs to thank for many legislative victories

Aug 28, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - When they discovered their old boss had died, about 100 former Kennedy staffers headed to Boston to help with the funeral. “We are a family,” says one former communications adviser. They have also been a formidable political asset, both to the senator and the Democratic Party, the Washington ... More »

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John Kerry • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Stephen Breyer • congressional staff

(AP) - Ted Kennedy's body is en route to Boston, where he will lie in repose at his slain brother's presidential library for 2 days of public visitation. The motorcade carrying the senator's body and members of his family departed the family compound on Cape Cod for the 70-mile trip to the... More »

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(Newser) - He wasn't always the most articulate person in one-on-one conversations, but Ted Kennedy gave powerful speeches, writes Gail Russell Chaddock in the Christian Science Monitor. Three that resonate:
  • His 1980 concession: “For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures,
... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • obituary • Robert Bork • Massachusetts • death • speech • US Supreme Court • Robert F. Kennedy • senator • Robert Kennedy

(Newser) - If you ask leading Democrats who can replace Ted Kennedy as the Senate’s liberal standard-bearer, the most frequent answer is “nobody,” writes Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times. No one has a record to match Kennedy’s, and in today’s Senate, building one would... More »

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Gov. Patrick Backs Kennedy Push to Fill Seat

Move to change Mass. election law gains momentum

Aug 27, 09 10:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick came out in support yesterday of Ted Kennedy’s request that he be given the power to appoint someone to fill Kennedy's Senate seat until a special election can be held, the Boston Globe reports. “I’d like the Legislature to take up the... More »

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ANALYSIS

 Kennedy's 
 Senate Class 
 Full of Lions 

Giants abound in 88th Senate

Aug 27, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s no wonder Ted Kennedy became a lion of the Senate, writes Tom Schaller of FiveThirtyEight.com: he learned from the best. Kennedy began his first full term with the 88th Congress in 1963, and the list of senators sworn in alongside him contains “a safari’s worth... More »

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(Newser) - When Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with brain cancer, he insisted that he would have a "good ending for myself," and friends tell the New York Times that the late senator's last 15 months were filled with joy. He and his wife Vicki spent evenings watching 24 and James... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Chris Dodd • Kennedy family • political dynasty • brain cancer

APPRECIATION


Kennedy a  
Green Warrior  
Before His Time 


Aug 27, 09 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy was a crusader for environmental protection and energy efficiency long before those causes became fashionable. Climate Progress lists his accomplishments:
  • He eliminated the “oil depletion allowance,” which excluded 22% of oil producer’s revenue from taxes.
  • Kennedy created the 2007 American COMPETES Act, which
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cancer • Senate • Ted Kennedy • list • senator

tribute roundup

 Byrd: Rename 
 Health Bill 
 for Kennedy 


Aug 26, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senator Robert Byrd wants his colleagues to honor Ted Kennedy by renaming health care legislation in his honor, Politico reports. “As a tribute to his commitment to his ideals, let us stop the shouting and name calling,” said Byrd, 92, himself in poor health. "My heart and... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Ted Kennedy • Benjamin Netanyahu • legislation • Nancy Reagan • health care reform • Robert Byrd • bill

ANALYSIS

Health Care
Bills Don't Offer
Real Choice

Legislation in Congress seem to settle for status quo

Aug 26, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Health insurance firms are essentially monopolies because employers, not individuals, choose which plans to offer. This freedom from competitive forces has allowed insurance to become flaky and opaque—and the reform currently being debated in Washington would do little about it, writes David Leonhardt for the New York Times. Even... More »

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health insurance • Senate • insurance • health insurance premiums • health care reform • Bob Bennett • Ron Wyden • vouchers • health insurance industry

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