Edward Kennedy

Democrat  •  Massachusetts  •  9th Term  •  Sworn In 1962
Current Term 2007 - 2009 View All
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09/04/09
Ted Kennedy remembered

I did not meet Sen. Ted Kennedy, but he changed my life and that of many young Latinos in southwest Detroit back in 1986-87 via letters and phone calls to ...

Source: Detroit Free Press
09/04/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

Sen. Ted Kennedy and President Obama at the White House, April 21, 2009 (official White House photo by Lawrence ...

Source: CNSNews.com
09/04/09
Bird strikes aircraft carrying NYC mayor to Kennedy funeral

... Michael Bloomberg was a passenger on a private jet that was hit by a bird while en-route to Boston last Saturday for the funeral of Senator Ted Kennedy. ...

Source: Examiner.com
09/04/09
Kennedy's care not from public option

The best tribute to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy is to make sure everyone has the same ongoing and end-of-life heath care choices and insurance coverage he did ...

Source: Wisconsin State Journal
09/04/09
Fond memory of Washington trip, meeting Sen. Kennedy

Ted Kennedy on the steps to the US Capitol. Our WIC buttons were proudly displayed, and Sen. Kennedy took a few minutes to say hello to our group and ...

Source: WatertownDailyTimes.com
09/04/09
Kennedy remembered by former congressman

The death of Sen. Ted Kennedy leaves a huge hole in the US Senate, according to former Third District congressman Bill Barrett of Lexington. ...

Source: Gothenburg Times
09/04/09
He earned it

27), I believe the 46-year-old Camelot myth was probably as much a burden to Sen. Ted Kennedy as it was a gift. People today admire and love Ted Kennedy not ...

Source: Chicago Tribune
09/04/09
Sen. Kennedy was ahead of his time

Thank you for the wonderful coverage following Sen. Ted Kennedy's unfortunate passing. Sen. Kennedy was an American hero to me and countless others. ...

Source: Allentown Morning Call
09/04/09
How (and Why) Ted Kennedy Might Have 'Compromised' on Healthcare ...

Senator Ted Kennedy was known to lament his decision not to accept Richard Nixon's 'offer' on healthcare reform to impose an employer mandate to get the ...

Source: Huffington Post
09/04/09
My almost close encounter with Ted Kennedy

In 1980, I was a correspondent for the Associated Press in Lansing as US Sen. Ted Kennedy waged an upstart battle against incumbent Jimmy Carter for the ...

Source: The News Journal
09/04/09
Bookstores prepare for Kennedy rush

... seen a surge in sales about the late senator and his family, including this year's Boston Globe release, "Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy. ...

Source: Cape Cod Times
09/04/09
Senator Ted Kennedy: a true friend of Taiwan

The passing of US Senator Ted Kennedy on Aug. 25 brings back many memories of his actions in the late 1970s and early 1980s in support ...

Source: Taipei Times
09/04/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

... justice and injustice makes Martha Coakley unfit to be a United States senator, particularly considering she would be filling Ted Kennedy's shoes. ...

Source: Examiner.com
09/04/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

In 'True Compass' (below), the late Sen. Ted Kennedy wrote he sought alcohol to ease his pain. Do you think differently of Ted Kennedy ...

Source: New York Daily News
09/04/09
Unveiling the Kennedy charade

We've heard both sides of the Sen. Ted Kennedy issue and the inaccuracies have held sway. The biggest inaccuracy of all has been the canard that Mary Jo ...

Source: Tampa Tribune
09/04/09
I appreciate the true picture of Ted Kennedy

It was refreshing to read their op-eds about Sen. Ted Kennedy, which touched on the truth for a change. Readers might wish to bone up on books such as ...

Source: The Free Lance-Star
09/04/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

“The seriousness and urgency of this decision is compounded by the untimely passing of my friend and colleague, Senator Ted Kennedy, and by the momentous ...

Source: Bloomberg
09/04/09
Guest opinion: People really liked Ted Kennedy

Sen. Ted Kennedy, who had been elected to the Democrats' No. 2 Senate job, majority whip, two years earlier, was challenged by West Virginia Sen. ...

Source: Newberg Graphic
09/03/09
My almost close encounter with Ted Kennedy

...1980, I was a correspondent for the Associated Press in Lansing as U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy waged an upstart battle against incumbent Jimmy Carter for the Democratic presidential nomination. Michigan was a key state for both candidates. On a Friday before

09/03/09
Bill would add Kennedy's name to Logan

He also noted there are few buildings, if any, that carry Ted Kennedy's name. "I think it shows a sign of humility and a sign of respect and knowing that ...

Source: The Salem News
09/03/09
For Kennedy's casket team, a well-rehearsed rite

Two of Ted Kennedy's brothers served our country, and one died in World War II. He never forgot this, and always respected and worked for members of our ...

Source: Boston Globe
09/03/09
Remembering Sen. Edward Kennedy's influence

This is Ted Kennedy. I want you to take that job (the chairmanship of the Civil Aeronautics Board, which its own hearings and reports had so effectively ...

Source: Ithaca Journal
09/03/09
Senator Kennedy caused 'quite a stir' back in 1962

THE PASSING of US Senator Ted Kennedy last week brought back memories of his fleeting visit to Gorey in late 1962, as he visited the county to prepare the ...

Source: Gorey Guardian (subscription)
09/03/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy's death from brain cancer Aug. 25 at the age of 77, while not unanticipated, sent a ripple of sadness ...

Source: San Leandro India West
09/03/09
Ted Kennedy memoir admits 'inexcusable' at Chappaquiddick

...with friends and junior female staff, and that he waited so long before alerting the police because he wanted to sober up. But Sen Kennedy still maintained he was not drunk although he admitted he had had some pre-dinner cocktails. He simply got lost in

Source: The Telegraph
09/03/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

We have lost our distinguished and tenacious senator, Ted Kennedy," Coakley said Thursday at an event surrounded by supporters. "We have depended upon him ...

Source: CNN International
09/03/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

... prompting the senator to invoke the memory of his late colleague, Senator Edward M. Kennedy. “Even our good pal Ted Kennedy, after 46 years of trying to ...

Source: Boston Globe
09/03/09
My almost close encounter with Ted Kennedy

...1980, I was a correspondent for the Associated Press in Lansing as U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy waged an upstart battle against incumbent Jimmy Carter for the Democratic presidential nomination. Michigan was a key state for both candidates. On a Friday before

09/03/09
Ted Kennedy ‘Haunted’ By Woman He Joked About Letting Drown

...Senator Ted Kennedy have a sliver of a decent bone in his body after all? So indicates his memoirs, according to a new article from CNS News: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy wrote in a memoir being published this month that he made terrible decisions after the 1

Source: Dakota Voice
09/03/09
Move to Replace Kennedy Now Is Unfair

Deval Patrick appoint an interim replacement for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. A special election is set for Jan. 19, but that will leave a five month gap, ...

Source: Kiplinger.com

Official website: http://kennedy.senate.gov/
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317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-224-4543
Fax: 202-224-2417

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