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NEWS ABOUT: Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy stories: 204 news summaries

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 Healthcare 
 Bill Boosts 
 Pay for 
 Prayer 

Insurance firms urged to cover praying healers

Nov 3, 09 5:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A little-noticed provision in a Senate version of the pending health care bill would require insurance companies to consider paying for prayer as a medical expense. The addition was inserted by Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch and backed by Democrats John Kerry and Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, the home state... More »

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 Jay Rockefeller 
 Is the New Teddy 

Senator inherits Kennedy's cause of health care reform

Oct 7, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Rockefeller shares little of the temperament of the late Ted Kennedy, but what they do share is essential. “Massive wealth and a virtual lock on his Senate seat frees a man to do what he believes in,” writes Margaret Carlson. And for both men—the West Virginia... More »

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Congress • Senate • Ted Kennedy • West Virginia • health care reform • Jay Rockefeller • political dynasty • public option • Edward Kennedy

Dukakis Is Gracious on Senate Snub

But allies say he was passed over due to Kennedy pressure

Sep 25, 09 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - For a while it looked as if Michael Dukakis would be headed to the Senate to fill Ted Kennedy's seat, but the former Massachusetts governor says he's fine with being passed over. "Hey, after you've run for the presidency of the United States..." the 1988 candidate told the... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Michael Dukakis • Deval Patrick • Kennedy family • Senate seat • Paul Kirk

OPINION

 Hey, Kennedys! 
 'Enough With the Entitlement' 

Dukakis would have been a better choice for Mass. and Patrick

Sep 24, 09 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy’s seat “is not a Kennedy seat anymore.” His wife could have run. Or his nephew Joe. They chose not to. So why did Massachusetts' governor bow to the wishes of a now-defunct dynasty when choosing a replacement for the late senator? “Enough, finally, with... More »

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Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Joe Kennedy • Michael Dukakis • Deval Patrick • US Senate • political appointment • Senate seat • Vicki Kennedy • Paul Kirk

 Ex-DNC Chair Kirk to Replace Kennedy

Family friend, former staffer was emcee at Teddy's memorial

Sep 24, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Deval Patrick has chosen former Democratic Party national chairman Paul Kirk to replace Ted Kennedy in the Senate, giving Barack Obama the 60th vote he needs to pass health care reform. The 71-year-old Kirk is a former Kennedy staffer, and was such close friends with the senator that he served... More »

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(Newser) - Former DNC chairman Paul Kirk will get Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, sources tell Fox News. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to make the formal pick tomorrow, assuming the state legislature irons out the logistics today. Kennedy's sons called Patrick to push for Kirk, 71, a Boston attorney who served... More »

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 Curt Schilling 
 Nixes Run for 
 Kennedy Seat 

Former Red Sox star says Mass. effort 'just did not make sense'

Sep 23, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Curt Schilling won’t be jumping into the political ring after all. The Red Sox legend ruled out a run for Ted Kennedy’s senate seat last night on Joe Buck Live, saying it “just did not make sense.” Schilling, an outspoken conservative, had publicly considered running, and... More »

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(Newser) - Gov. Deval Patrick should be able to name a Democratic replacement for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat before the end of the week, the Boston Globe reports. Legislation giving hm the authority to do so cleared the state Senate today, a week after the House passed it. The measure still needs... More »

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Will Real Senate Leaders Please Stand Up?

Kennedy's death left a void—and no one is stepping up to fill it

Sep 21, 09 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Democrats fight among themselves over health care, it’s becoming painfully clear that they lack a clear public leader on the issue, writes Manu Raju for Politico. In part it’s because, with a number of House and Senate committees involved, there are too many cooks stirring the pot,... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • Harry Reid • Ted Kennedy • Senate Health Committee • Chris Dodd • Senate Finance Committee • health care reform • Max Baucus

Wilson's Outburst May Put Dukakis in Kennedy's Seat

Anger at lawmaker's 'you lie!' could prompt change in Mass. law

Sep 15, 09 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anger at Joe Wilson’s “You lie!” attack may have provided the spark Massachusetts’ Democratic lawmakers needed to honor Ted Kennedy’s wish: that the state’s governor be given the power to appoint a temporary replacement for Kennedy, writes Dan Payne for the Daily Beast. The top... More »

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 Book Tour 
 Puts Ted Jr. 
 in Spotlight 

Kennedy son, advocate for the disabled, may yet enter politics

Sep 13, 09 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Ted Kennedy Jr. starts publicizing his late father’s memoir on 60 Minutes tonight, he will emerge into a political spotlight he has shunned since losing a leg to cancer more than 30 years ago, the Boston Globe reports. Friends have tried to prod him into office, but for... More »

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UPDATED

 Obama on Health Reform: 
 Time for Bickering Is Over

President addresses Congress in final push

Sep 9, 09 8:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Declaring that the US is at a “breaking point” and that “the time for bickering is over” on health-care reform, President Obama pressed his case before a joint session of Congress tonight. Obama shot down a number of charges from opponents, to applause from supporters, Politico notes—though... More »

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 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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queenan on labor day


 Say Goodbye to a Sad  
 Excuse for a Summer

When even Joe Biden doesn't make us laugh, something's gone wrong

Sep 7, 09 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Labor Day traditionally marks the end of summer, and the last day of this exhausting season couldn't come soon enough, writes Joe Queenan in the Wall Street Journal. The weather's been lousy, the movies were mediocre, and Jon and Kate somehow convinced the nation that they mattered. And don't mention... More »

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Ted Kennedy • summer • Labor Day • Michael Jackson • Farrah Fawcett • Mark Sanford • nostalgia • 2009 • Jon and Kate Plus 8

Joe Kennedy's Links to Chávez Could Hobble Senate Bid

Venezuelan oil funds Joe II's charity

Sep 6, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Kennedy II’s chance of winning his uncle’s Senate seat may be complicated by his ties Hugo Chávez, the Boston Herald reports. Joe II’s Citizens Energy charity, which delivers oil to needy US households, is almost completely dependent on the Venezuelan leader’s largesse. Over the... More »

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 A Republican in Ted's Seat?
 GOP Thinks It Has a Shot  

Crowded Dem primary could be a boon for united Republican party

Sep 5, 09 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Massachusetts Republicans are thinking the unthinkable: Putting one of their own into Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, CQ Politics reports. The stars would have to align perfectly—only 12% of the state's voters are registered Republicans—but strategists see hope in a combination of factors: The Democratic field will be crowded,... More »

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BOOK REVIEW

True Compass: Kennedy's Life in Modest Terms

'Heartfelt' memoir depicts pursuit of public good, atonement

Sep 4, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - In True Compass, Ted Kennedy’s memoir, he writes with “searching candor” about the personal losses he endured, the mistakes he made, and the struggle to live up to his family reputation, writes Michiko Kakutani for the New York Times. The result is a powerful tribute to perseverance... More »

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John F. Kennedy • Ted Kennedy • publishing • memoir • book reviews • childhood • Robert F. Kennedy • Edward Kennedy • True Compass

OPINION

It's Time to Forgive Kennedy for Chappaquiddick: Globe

Senator's remorse was real and his good works atoned for inexcusable behavior

Sep 4, 09 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy's behavior after the Chappaquiddick crash was inexcusable, but it's time to accept his atonement, the Boston Globe writes in an editorial a week after the senator's death. Kennedy's remorse was genuine, as shown by his actions toward the end of his life and his words in an upcoming... More »

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Ted Kennedy • remorse • Chappaquiddick • Mary Jo Kopechne • Hyannis Port

 Sasha in Oval Office 
 Evokes John-John 



Photo of youngest Obama visiting Dad echoes Camelot image

Sep 3, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new photo released by the White House shows Sasha Obama sneaking up on her dad from behind an Oval Office couch—recalling an iconic image of John Kennedy Jr. hiding under his dad’s desk in 1963. That picture became part of the Kennedy family’s "‘Camelot’... More »

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Kennedy Memoir: 
Chappaquiddick
'Inexcusable'  

Senator writes openly of his worst moments

Sep 3, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy tells of his anguish after Chappaquiddick in a memoir to be published this month, reports the New York Times, admitting that he "made terrible decisions" in the accident that killed his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. In True Compass, Kennedy deals unsparingly with the low points in... More »

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Ted Kennedy • memoir • autobiography • Chappaquiddick • Mary Jo Kopechne • Robert F. Kennedy

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