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NEWS ABOUT: Edward Kennedy

Edward Kennedy stories: 10 news summaries
analysis

 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

Kennedy Successor May Come Soon

Massachusetts Dems say they've got the
votes in both houses

Sep 16, 09 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's possible that Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will be able to name a senator to fill Ted Kennedy's seat sometime next week, the Boston Globe reports. Proponents of the plan say they've now got enough votes, barely, in both state chambers to pull it off. The situation is diciest in... More »

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Congress • Senate • Massachusetts • health care reform • state legislature • Deval Patrick • Edward Kennedy • Richard Tisei • Therese Murray

 Top US Political Dynasties 

Kennedys, Rockefellers, and Harrisons sit at the top, while newer Bushes rank 6th

Sep 13, 09 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Constitution states "no title of nobility shall be granted by the United States," but political dynasties are "as American as apple pie," writes Stephen Hess, who ranks America's top political families in the Washington Post. With one president, three senators, four reps, and a cabinet... More »

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George HW Bush • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Kennedy family • political dynasty • Rockefeller family • John Adams • Edward Kennedy

 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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GOP • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Republican Party • Election 2008 • special election • Senate seat • Edward Kennedy • Kerry Healey • Scott Brown • Michael Sullivan

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

 Media Airbrush 
 Did Kennedy 
 No Favors: 
 Hitchens 

Camelot replay overshadowed real accomplishments, redemption

Aug 31, 09 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Kennedy “legacy” is not pretty, precisely because it requires so much media “airbrushing” to stay intact. “One of the many dreadful aspects,” Christopher Hitchens writes for Slate, “is the now-unbreakable grip of celebrity politics, image-doctoring, stage management, and ‘torch passing’ rhetoric in general.... More »

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media • Christopher Hitchens • Ted Kennedy • death • Chappaquiddick • Kennedy family • legacy • senator • US Senate • JFK • Edward Kennedy

 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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Congress • Senate • Ted Kennedy • memoir • Amazon.com • best seller • Barnes & Noble • Edward Kennedy

Aide: Obama Eulogy to Focus on Kennedy's Impact on US

President works into night on speech for Boston funeral

Aug 28, 09 8:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is still working on the eulogy he’ll deliver at Ted Kennedy’s funeral tomorrow in Boston, an aide tells Politico tonight. Though Obama will offer “a personal take on the senator as legislator, mentor, colleague, friend and family member,” the aide says, it’s “... More »

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Boston • Ted Kennedy • funeral • President Obama • eulogy • Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help • Edward Kennedy

Political Luminaries Arrive
to Celebrate Kennedy 

Biden, Kerry, McCain to speak in Boston

Aug 28, 09 5:23 PM CDT
(AP) - Now that the public has said goodbye to Sen. Edward Kennedy, a who's who of politics is converging on Boston for a private service featuring music, laughter, and, in all likelihood, calls to grant Kennedy's last political wish—health coverage for all Americans. The event, billed as "a celebration... More »

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Boston • Ted Kennedy • memorial • memorial service • Edward Kennedy

(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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Congress • Boston • Senate • John F. Kennedy • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Arlington National Cemetery • funeral • Cape Cod • presidential library • Hyannis Port • Edward Kennedy

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