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NEWS ABOUT: Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg

Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg stories: 84 news summaries

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 Bipartisan Crew Fetes 'Teddy' 
 
 

GOP senators McCain, Hatch join Dem stalwarts, Kennedy family at memorial

Aug 28, 09 9:42 PM CDT

Bipartisan Crew Fetes 'Teddy'

GOP senators McCain, Hatch join Dem stalwarts, Kennedy family at memorial

(Newser) - Politicians from both parties joined family and friends tonight in Boston, the Globe reports, to remember Sen. Ted Kennedy, who died Tuesday at 77. He was “the best ally you could have,” said Republican John McCain; GOP colleague Orrin Hatch said they were “like two fighting brothers.... More »

 Camelot Slips Away 
 With Kennedy 

No one appears ready to take up the torch

Aug 26, 09 4:02 AM CDT

Camelot Slips Away With Kennedy

No one appears ready to take up the torch

(Newser) - A fabled political dynasty sputtered with last night's passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy, who left no heir apparent in the powerhouse family. Though several younger generation Kennedys are active in civic life, none packs the punch of the senator or his famous brothers. "There seems to be no one... More »

In Warhol's Junk Pile: Cash, Soup ... Nude Jackie O

Aug 19, 09 3:00 PM CDT

In Warhol's Junk Pile: Cash, Soup ... Nude Jackie O

(Newser) - Andy Warhol was a prolific collector, but his accumulations defied categorization until 1973, when a colleague suggested he put his finds in boxes. That didn’t help much, the AP reports. “He really didn’t like organization and there would be several boxes going at a time,” says... More »

 Preston to Open Up About Jett 

Wants to help other women with grief through her story

Jul 9, 09 8:50 AM CDT

Preston to Open Up About Jett

Wants to help other women with grief through her story

(Newser) - Kelly Preston will speak publicly for the first time about the death of her son, Jett Travolta, at an event in October, People reports. “If she can empower one other woman who feels like they can’t get out of bed, or get through the day, whatever the loss,... More »

GLOSSIES

 Kennedy Drinking Again: Book 

Family fighting over Lion's legacy

May 5, 09 2:53 PM CDT

Kennedy Drinking Again: Book

Family fighting over Lion's legacy

(Newser) - Ted Kennedy’s grim health prognosis has driven him to drink, according to Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died, a new book from longtime Kennedy scribe Edward Klein. In an excerpt in Vanity Fair, Klein says Kennedy’s wife moved him to Florida after the seizure because his Hyannis... More »

 Vatican Rules Out 
 Kennedy as 
 Ambassador 

Caroline rejected over abortion stance, insiders say

Apr 12, 09 9:01 AM CDT

Vatican Rules Out Kennedy as Ambassador

Caroline rejected over abortion stance, insiders say

(Newser) - The Vatican has rejected the idea of Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador because she supports abortion rights and stem-cell research, the Daily Telegraph reports. Other Roman Catholics President Obama had sought to appoint have hit the same wall, Vatican insiders told an Italian paper. The controversy threatens to cast a... More »

Kennedy Is 'Mistake' for Vatican Post: Ex-Envoy Flynn

She's a rumored candidate for ambassador to the Holy See

Apr 9, 09 12:00 PM CDT

Kennedy Is 'Mistake' for Vatican Post: Ex-Envoy Flynn

She's a rumored candidate for ambassador to the Holy See

(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy can’t seem to catch a break. The onetime Senate aspirant is being called a “mistake” for ambassador to the Vatican. “It’s essential that the person who represents us to the Holy See be a person who has pro-life values,” Raymond Flynn, who held... More »

 Obama Sings 
 Happy Birthday 
 to Kennedy 

Musical tribute honors senator's battle for health care reform

Mar 9, 09 2:14 AM CDT

Obama Sings Happy Birthday to Kennedy

Musical tribute honors senator's battle for health care reform

(Newser) - President Obama is no Marilyn Monroe, but he sang a heartfelt Happy Birthday to Ted Kennedy yesterday as part of a star-studded musical tribute to the ailing senator, AP reports. Obama shared the Kennedy Center stage with Bill Cosby, Lauren Bacall and James Taylor. Also attending was Caroline Kennedy, who... More »

Paterson Leaked
False Dirt on Caroline

Tax/nanny issues a mirage

Feb 4, 09 12:23 PM CST

Paterson Leaked False Dirt on Caroline

Tax/nanny issues a mirage

(Newser) - When Caroline Kennedy ended her Senate campaign, David Paterson’s administration leaked confidential and misleading information about her, the New York Times reports. Paterson aides told reporters that Kennedy had “a definite tax issue” and “a nanny problem” that “she didn’t want to become public.... More »

Paterson's Poll Numbers Tank After Debacle With Caroline

Guv cancels Davos trip to shore up support

Jan 27, 09 7:20 AM CST

Paterson's Poll Numbers Tank After Debacle With Caroline

Guv cancels Davos trip to shore up support

(Newser) - New York Gov. David Paterson's poll numbers have hit the toilet as he grapples with a $15.8 billion deficit and reaction to his handling of the Caroline Kennedy Senate decision, reports the New York Daily News. The numbers have so spooked Paterson that he's decided to ditch his trip... More »

Talk show roundup

McCain: I
Won't Back Stimulus as Is

Cites partisanship, waste; Pelosi, Schumer say it's bipartisan

Jan 25, 09 11:55 AM CST

McCain: I Won't Back Stimulus as Is

Cites partisanship, waste; Pelosi, Schumer say it's bipartisan

(Newser) - John McCain told Fox News Sunday that he wouldn’t back the stimulus bill as written by House Dems because it’s full of wasteful spending and includes little GOP input, Politico reports. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on ABC’s This Week, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, also on Fox, disagreed,... More »

 Gov. Rips 
 'Nasty' 
 Caroline 

She showed 'great disrepect,' Paterson complained at party

Jan 24, 09 10:00 AM CST

Gov. Rips 'Nasty' Caroline

She showed 'great disrepect,' Paterson complained at party

(Newser) - New York State Gov. David Paterson complained that Caroline Kennedy turned "nasty" as he was about to pick a replacement for Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, the New York Post reveals. Patterson, who chose Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday, grumbled to friends at a party that Kennedy "disrespected" him with... More »

 Gillibrand Named to Senate 

Jan 23, 09 12:14 PM CST

Gillibrand Named to Senate

(Newser) - David Paterson named Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand as Hillary Clinton’s replacement today, vaulting the little-known Democrat onto the national stage and into a post once thought reserved for Caroline Kennedy, the Times Union reports. “I believe I have found the best candidate,” said Paterson, insisting that the Albany-area... More »

 Gillibrand Picked as NY Senator 

Gov. Paterson taps upstate centrist to take Clinton's seat

Jan 23, 09 3:34 AM CST

Gillibrand Picked as NY Senator

Gov. Paterson taps upstate centrist to take Clinton's seat

(Newser) - Albany-area Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand will be Hillary Clinton's replacement in the Senate, reports the New York Times. An aide to the Democrat confirmed that she has accepted the appointment and Gov. David Paterson is expected to make the announcement at noon today. Paterson made his choice before dawn after lengthy... More »

Latest on Why Caroline's Out:
Nanny, Taxes, Husband

The leaks continue o

Jan 22, 09 4:22 PM CST

Latest on Why Caroline's Out: Nanny, Taxes, Husband

The leaks continue o

(Newser) - So what’s the real reason behind Caroline Kennedy’s withdrawal? Depends on whom you ask. An aide to New York Gov. David Paterson says she had a tax problem and a possible nanny issue that emerged in vetting, the Times reports. But a Kennedy pal says she dropped because... More »

Ted Kennedy Upset Caroline Used Cancer
as Excuse

Suggestion hurts his legislative efforts: aides

Jan 22, 09 2:47 PM CST

Ted Kennedy Upset Caroline Used Cancer as Excuse

Suggestion hurts his legislative efforts: aides

(Newser) - Ted Kennedy and his aides are livid that his niece Caroline is citing his health problems among reasons for her withdrawing from consideration for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, Time reports. Associates say the Massachusetts senator is doing well and fully committed to his goal of passing universal health-care legislation—... More »

 Caroline: 'I Am 
 Withdrawing My Name' 

Jan 21, 09 11:06 PM CST

Caroline: 'I Am Withdrawing My Name'

(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy says she doesn't want to be a senator just now. After hours of conflicting media reports, Kennedy released a statement after midnight saying she had called Gov. David Paterson and withdrawn her name from contention because of "personal reasons," the New York Times reports. A source... More »

UPDATED

 Reports: Caroline Drops Out  

Jan 21, 09 6:27 PM CST

Reports: Caroline Drops Out

(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy has removed her name from contention to fill the Senate seat of Hillary Clinton, reports the New York Times. Kennedy called Gov. Paterson today to withdraw her name, citing concerns over the health of her uncle Ted, an anonymous insider told the Times. The New York Post also... More »

Cuomo's in the Running for Clinton Seat, Paterson Says

Admission is first that AG is even a candidate

Jan 21, 09 11:47 AM CST

Cuomo's in the Running for Clinton Seat, Paterson Says

Admission is first that AG is even a candidate

(Newser) - Continuing his elusive dance around Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, New York Gov. David Paterson said yesterday that state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo “is someone I’m considering,” the Buffalo News reports. Paterson also seemed unafraid of a possible Cuomo challenge in 2010 if he isn’t seated... More »

 Oprah's Take: 'It's Sacred' 

Jan 20, 09 9:23 PM CST

Oprah's Take: 'It's Sacred'

(Newser) - The impact of today's inauguration was not lost on Oprah, a key early backer of Barack Obama. "It means everything," she told Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times. "It means everything and more and everything. It's like no moment I ever expected to experience." Sweet found... More »

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