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      <excerpt>...prod Congress to act more quickly on the Democrats' agenda.  &quot;People are going to be more determined to get something done,&quot; said Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., &quot;because they realize that by doing nothing, we'll have more to answer for when we go home.&quot;.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...R.I. &#8212; Rhode Island&#8217;s Roman Catholic bishop and U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy have scheduled a meeting next week to discuss their public dispute on abortion and national health care overhaul. Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin said Wednesday he wants to dis</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...if the effects linger into next year's election cycle. &quot;I think it kind of reflects a general anti-incumbent feeling,&quot; said Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), acknowledging that such sentiment will hurt his party if it persists into 2010. &quot;Next year is a mi</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...DC, October 29, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence has asked Senator Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) to discuss health care legislation and life issues with him.&#160; The invitation follows a heated exchange in which Kennedy said the Ca</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...highest award.  Two-thirds of the House and Senate had to co-sponsor the measure in order for the medal to be awarded.  Kennedy&#8217;s son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., and Kennedy&#8217;s widow, Victoria Kennedy, attended the ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda.</excerpt>
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