February 2012
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Jack Schlossberg: Rally behind the president
Democrats, more often than not, do not play the game of politics correctly. While Democrats may never adopt the policies of Ronald Reagan, they should follow his golden rule of politics closely. Reagan adamantly instructed his party members to never publicly criticize another Republican. Democrats should, especially this year, live, eat, sleep and die by this rule.
Republicans and other...
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“Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its...”
– Robert Kennedy
Baby Boru
The youngest of the Robert F. Kennedys: Boru ‘Bo’ Kennedy, son of Douglas Kennedy and Molly Stark. This week Douglas (44), youngest son of RFK, was charged with harassment and endangering the welfare of a child when he fought with nurses at a suburban New York Hospital. He strongly refutes these ‘absurd’ allegations. Read more:...
Lessons learned from an extraordinary man: Mark...
Mark Kennedy Shriver will pen a book about his late father Robert Sargent “Sarge” Shriver Jr., to be published next May by Henry Holt and Company. A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sarge Shriver, will celebrate a man widely praised by family, friends and presidents alike as a warrior for peace, and as a devoutly spiritual person whose guiding principles in life were unwavering faith, hope and...
City Upon A Hill
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“Ted Kennedy was the baby of the family who became its patriarch; the restless...”
– President Obama’s eulogy for Ted Kennnedy, 2009
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Remembering Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22,...
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“Jack had uncommon courage, unfailing humor, ever-cautious intelligence and over...”
– Charlie Bartlett - Kennedy family friend - 1963
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Kennedy name gives candidate early boost
Joseph P. Kennedy III, the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy and the son of former US Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II, formally declared his candidacy for Congress in a video announcement that was released this morning.
“You can always count on me to fight for small businesses, seniors, veterans, and for you to make sure you get the constituent service you’ve come to expect,” Kennedy said in the...
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Meet Joe: the man who will bring The Kennedys back...
Joe Kennedy is running for Congress in the Massachusetts 4th Congressional District. Before running, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for Middlesex County, Massachusetts, prosecuting a wide variety of misdemeanors and felonies including assaults, domestic violence and drug offenses. Prior to joining the Middlesex County office he served the counties of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket...
“I’ve spoken to people from across the 4th Congressional District—from Newton to...”
– Joseph P. Kennedy III
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A Kennedy comeback: Joseph Kennedy III announces...
Joseph P. Kennedy III, the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy and the son of former US Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II, formally declared his candidacy for Congress in a video announcement that was released this morning.
“You can always count on me to fight for small businesses, seniors, veterans, and for you to make sure you get the constituent service you’ve come to expect,” Kennedy said in...
“I know him, John F. Kennedy, less as a man than as an icon, as a...”
– President Obama
Frozen in time: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (1915-1944) and Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish (1920-1948), JFK’s brother and sister closest to him in age.
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Aspiring Kennedy welcomed at a party caucus in...
NEWTON - Joseph P. Kennedy III’s candidacy for office may still be uncertain - but you would never know it, judging from the voters at a Democratic caucus here yesterday.
Kennedy, who is considering a bid for the congressional seat being vacated by Barney Frank, a Democrat, made an appearance at the caucus held at Newton South High School to shake hands and meet potential supporters. Elizabeth...
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Joseph P. Kennedy III: I’ll earn the vote
A powerful political pedigree isn’t a free ticket to Washington, Joseph P. Kennedy III admitted yesterday even after a UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll showed his name recognition gives him a huge lead in the race to win the 4th Congressional District.
The 31-year-old Kennedy told the Herald it will be hard-fought campaigning that will allow him to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Barney Frank.
“It’s...
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Poll: Joe Kennedy III has huge lead in U.S. Rep...
By Joe Battenfeld The Boston Herald Joseph P. Kennedy III’s famous family ties have handed him a huge early lead in the race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a new UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll reveals. Kennedy, the son of former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, trounces Republican Sean Bielat in a general election trial heat by a 60-28 percent margin, even though the Brookline...
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Kennedy moves to Dist. 4 ahead of expected...
Joseph Kennedy III has moved to a different Boston suburb ahead of an expected congressional bid to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Barney Frank.
Brookline’s town clerk says the 31-year-old Kennedy came to town hall Tuesday and registered to vote as a Democrat, listing a Brookline address. He’d been living in Cambridge, which is in a different district.
Kennedy is the son of former U.S. Rep. Joseph...
“In the end, in the simplest words, the greatest truth, must be the recognition...”
– Robert F. Kennedy
“For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those...”
– JFK
“Whenever there’s a tragedy, a tiny nub of green starts to grow inside of you....”
– JFK Jr