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NEWS ABOUT: Jack Kemp

Jack Kemp stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - This year's Medal of Freedom recipients share a capacity to change the world, President Obama said today in naming the eclectic group. Among the 16 honorees are Sen. Ted Kennedy, slain gay-rights activist Harvey Milk, actor Sidney Poitier, tennis great Billie Jean King, and retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day... More »

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May 3, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - For Adam Clymer, writing in the New York Times, Jack Kemp won’t be remembered as just a Bills star and Buffalo congressman. He’ll be remembered as the player who boycotted a New Orleans game to protest segregation, and the politician who “moved the Republican Party to a... More »

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(AP) - Jack Kemp, the former football star, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee, and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative" died today of cancer at age 73. Kemp, a former quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, represented western New York for nine terms in Congress, leaving the House for an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1988. Eight... More »

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 Jack Kemp Treated for Cancer 

Docs can't say what afflicts former NFL star, GOP lawmaker, 73

Jan 7, 09 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Jack Kemp, the former NFL star and Republican congressman, is in treatment for cancer, the Buffalo News reports. A spokeswoman said the type of cancer is “undetermined,” but that tests are under way to identify it. Kemp, 73, served 18 years as a representative from New York before... More »

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cancer • Congress • Buffalo Bills • House of Representatives • cancer treatment • Bob Dole • quarterback • vice presidential candidate • Jack Kemp

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Running Mate 'Bounce' Doesn't Climb Very High

Poll surge noticeable but brief: Gallup

Aug 11, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Much ink has been spilled over Barack Obama and John McCain’s upcoming VP selections, but a running mate is not a game-changing choice, the Chicago Tribune reports. History suggests the effect on opinion polls will be noticeable but not huge: Gallup shows recent candidates getting an average 5% bump... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • John Edwards • Dick Cheney • John Kerry • Bob Dole • running mate • vice presidential sweepstakes • George W. Bush • poll numbers • Gallup poll • vice presidential candidate • Jack Kemp

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