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Could the campaign to fill our Senate seat be less exciting? Personally, I may never get over the absence of Marty Meehan's "war chest." This year's special election to replace the late Senator Edward Kennedy lacks many things -- time, charisma, an apparent point -- but what it lacks most obviously is the incredible pile of cash that the former ...
Thomas Peele: Justice Kennedy's hypocrisy on speech conditions is appalling
HYPOCRISY COMES IN many forms, but none are more appalling than when rule makers try to dodge the very rules they create.
Kennedy dispute reveals divide among Catholics
A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep.
Mountie watchdog won't be offered new term
The watchdog over the RCMP won't be invited back for another term, prompting one critic to accuse the government of muzzling him.
Politics of religion: Kennedys and the Catholic Church
Members of the Kennedy family pose in 1967 with Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boston at the christening of Patrick Joseph Kennedy, held by grandfather Joseph P. Kennedy and his niece, Ann Gargan.
When Politicians and Their Bishops Clash
"What does it mean to be a Catholic?" With those eight words, Thomas J. Tobin, the bishop of Rhode Island, summed up his recent dispute with Patrick J. Kennedy, a Democratic congressman from Rhode Island and a member of Bishop Tobin's flock.
Kirk's low-key approach in Senate drawing notice
Even so, the stylish Massachusetts lawyer and former Democratic Party chairman has taken on such a low profile as Edward M. Kennedy 's successor that some worry he's hindering prospects for Kennedy's signal health care cause.
Kennedy's widow says husband made sure he had enough strength to attend Obama inauguration
The widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told Oprah Winfrey in an interview broadcast Wednesday that even as her husband knew he was dying of brain cancer he had been "in training" to make sure he had enough strength to attend President Barack Obama's inauguration.
His meeting in Chicago with then-President John F. Kennedy was among many thrills in a busy lifetime for Goose Lake resident Bob Soukup Sr.
Retired Photographer in Manitou Recalls Oswald/Ruby Photo
After having no film in his camera while President Kennedy was assassinated 46 years ago in Dallas, Bob Jackson was ready two days later when the assassin was killed.
Kennedy dispute reveals divide among Catholics
Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties.
Kennedy says RI bishop banned him from Communion
Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday.
Grace Under Fire: Merriman Smith and JFK's Assassination
President John F. Kennedy slumps down in the back seat of the presidential limousine after being fatally shot in Dallas on Nov.
announces publication of a new collection of newspaper pages
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - " Poynter has announced the publication of a new collection of newspaper pages, "The Kennedys: America's Front-Page Family." Starting in 1960 with John F. Kennedy's run for the presidency and ending with the death of Sen.
On the Anniversary of Kennedy's Death, Extremism Lives On
Getty Images A couple of years ago, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada told me something that shocked me, and that I will never forget.
Kennedy's Passing, Markey's Backing Could Affect Wind Farm
Depending on what side you're on, Rep. Edward Markey 's recent endorsement of a controversial offshore wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is either a boon or a bane.
Kirk honors Byrd on Kennedy's behalf
It was somehow fitting that Senator Paul G. Kirk Jr. joined in the tributes today for Senator Robert Byrd, who became the longest-serving member of Congress ever.
Brother awarded emergency custody of murder victim's daughter
The attorney for Roy Gattuso and his wife say they have been granted temporary emergency custody of Kennedy Gattuso.
RCMP apologize for wrongful arrest
A neglected phone call by one police officer led to a Kelowna woman and her son being wrongfully arrested while out shopping.
RCMP Superintendent, Bill McKinnon, has issued an apology to a Kelowna woman who was mistakenly arrested in an auto theft investigation.