Explanation could come today as senator remains in Boston hospital
Boston Herald May 20, 08 8:39 AM CDT
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Sen. Ted Kennedy remains in a Boston hospital today, four days after a seizure whose cause remains undiagnosed, the Herald reports. Results of medical tests done on the 76-year-old Democrat are expected today; Kennedy is likely to stay at Massachusetts General for a few more days before returning to his Cape Cod home, a family spokeswoman said.
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Obama says Mass. senator 'sounded great' on phone
Boston Globe May 19, 08 5:47 AM CDT
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Ted Kennedy rested in the hospital yesterday as he awaited test results—expected today at soonest—to shed light on his seizure Saturday, the Boston Globe reports. The Massachusetts senator watched the Red Sox game and movies and received visits from family, as well as a call from Barack Obama. “He sounded like the Ted Kennedy we know and love,” Obama told reporters.
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Mystery seizure sparks reflection on Hill icon
Time May 18, 08 5:36 AM CDT
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Ted Kennedy’s seizure yesterday forced Washington lawmakers to imagine a world without the legendary 76-year-old senator—and how difficult it would be to fill his shoes, Time notes. Willing to work across the aisle to push key legislation, the Democratic kingpin's name has been on nearly all the bipartisan bills of the past seven years. He’s “a legendary lawmaker and I have the highest respect for him,” said John McCain.
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Senator, 76, airlifted to Boston hospital after falling ill
Associated Press May 17, 08 4:25 PM CDT
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Ted Kennedy is "conscious, talking, joking with family" after having a seizure at the family compound in Hyannisport this morning, the AP reports. The 76-year-old senator spent 2 hours in a Cape Cod emergency room before being flown to Massachusetts General in Boston, the Cape Cod Times reports. He likely did not have a stroke but will not know details for another 48 hours, the spokeswoman said.
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Pols run afoul of tightening rules
Boston Globe May 12, 08 2:53 PM CDT
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Catholic universities are increasingly leaving pro-choice politicians off their lists of possible commencement speakers and honorary-degree recipients, reports the Boston Globe. John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, and other Catholic pols who don’t hew to the church's party line, especially on abortion, find themselves sidelined as the 225 American Catholic schools bow to pressure from the Vatican and some US clerics.
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Democratic Sen. 'doesn't think it's likely given the tenor of the campaign'
Politico May 9, 08 5:57 PM CDT
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Ted Kennedy vetoed a spot for Hillary Clinton on the Barack Obama ticket, saying their fellow senator needs a running mate “in tune with his appeal for the nobler aspirations of the American people.” He laughed off suggestions of a dream ticket, Politico reports, saying, “I don’t think it’s possible”—and following up, “If we had real leadership … in the No. 2 spot … it’d be enormously helpful.”
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Friends, foes dispute first lady's role
Boston Globe Mar 14, 08 1:10 PM CDT
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Legislators and advocates are disputing a key element of Hillary Clinton's stump speech: her description of her role in creating children’s health care legislation passed in 1997. The then-first lady often calls SCHIP an initiative “I helped to start,” the Boston Globe reports, but the White House lobbied against it at first, and some insiders are steaming over ads saying she "helped create" the program.
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Democrats trade words
about process; AP tallies votes
Associated Press Feb 11, 08 3:15 PM CST
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Even after Barack Obama's weekend primary victories, he and Hillary Clinton are neck-and-neck in the delegate race thanks to her lead among superdelegates. By the AP's count, Clinton has won endorsements from 243 of the 796 party officials and insiders who vote at the convention for the candidate of their choice. Obama has commitments from 156.
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Legendary lion thrills to campaign,
is surprise hit with MTV generation
New York Times Feb 2, 08 11:11 AM CST
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When Ted Kennedy endorses you, he doesn't just phone it in: The 75-year-old Massachusetts senator is seriously stumping for Barack Obama—and taking the Southwest by storm. Since backing Obama in a fiery speech on Monday, Kennedy has tried out his Spanish in Santa Fe and sung on an LA radio show, the New York Times reports. And audiences young enough to be his grandchildren are eating it up.
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Massachusetts senator points to Barack's 'inevitability'
Time Jan 29, 08 11:46 AM CST
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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 the timing— before Super Tuesday—Ted Kennedy said, "It was sort of a growing process about the inevitability of Barack Obama."
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Tired of Clintons' grip on party, many leaders defecting to Obama
New Republic Jan 28, 08 9:34 PM CST
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As Hillary Clinton loses Democratic stalwarts like Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and now Ted Kennedy, the New Republic looks at Democratic power brokers who have had enough of the Clinton brand and many who dismiss the former first couple as power-hungry and legacy-obsessed. Although it’s not obvious outside Washington, the Clintons have dominated Democratic politics since the '90s.
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Endorsement is 'the ultimate betrayal' of women, advocate says
Times Union (Albany) Jan 28, 08 7:45 PM CST
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Feminists denounced Ted Kennedy today for endorsing Barack Obama, calling it "the ultimate betrayal," the Times Union reports. The National Organization for Women's New York chapter released a statement that Kennedy has "joined the list of progressive white men who can't or won't handle the prospect of a woman president who is Hillary Clinton."
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Caroline and Ted see candidate generating new hope
Associated Press Jan 28, 08 12:17 PM CST
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Ted Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama today, making repeated references to JFK and calling the Illinois senator someone “who appeals to the hopes of those who still believe in the American dream.” At a Washington, DC, rally, the Camelot heir picked apart Hillary Clinton’s criticisms, saying Obama’s war opposition was beyond challenge and proclaiming him "ready to be president on Day 1."
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Critical nod a new blow to Clinton ahead of Super Duper Tuesday
Boston Globe Jan 27, 08 1:52 PM CST
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Ted Kennedy, the heir to his slain brothers' Camelot ideal, will endorse Barack Obama's bid for the Oval Office tomorrow, the Boston Globe reports, ending his year-long seat on the fence and giving the candidate's surging chances a second Kennedy boost in a day. The Democratic godfather's coveted nod is a crushing blow for longtime family friend Hillary Clinton just ahead of the critical Super Duper Tuesday contests.
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