Read more Ted Kennedy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2543/ted-kennedy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:24:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73171/healthcare-bill-boosts-pay-for-prayer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA little-noticed provision in a Senate version of the pending health care bill would require insurance companies to consider paying for prayer as a medical expense. The addition was inserted by Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch and backed by Democrats John Kerry and Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, the home state...http://www.newser.com/story/73171/healthcare-bill-boosts-pay-for-prayer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 5:34:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71168/jay-rockefeller-is-the-new-teddy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJay 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 Democrat now...http://www.newser.com/story/71168/jay-rockefeller-is-the-new-teddy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 13:10:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70262/dukakis-is-gracious-on-senate-snub.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor a while it looked as if Michael Dukakis would be headed to the Senate to fill Ted Kennedy's seat, but the former Massachusetts governor says he's fine with being passed over. "Hey, after you've run for the presidency of the United States..." the 1988 candidate told the Boston Globe...http://www.newser.com/story/70262/dukakis-is-gracious-on-senate-snub.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 6:48:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70210/hey-kennedys-enough-with-the-entitlement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTed Kennedy’s seat “is not a Kennedy seat anymore.” His wife could have run. Or his nephew Joe. They chose not to. So why did Massachusetts' governor bow to the wishes of a now-defunct dynasty when choosing a replacement for the late senator? “Enough, finally, with the entitlement,” Boston Herald...http://www.newser.com/story/70210/hey-kennedys-enough-with-the-entitlement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 12:46:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70203/ex-dnc-chair-kirk-to-replace-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDeval Patrick has chosen former Democratic Party national chairman Paul Kirk to replace Ted Kennedy in the Senate, giving Barack Obama the 60th vote he needs to pass health care reform. The 71-year-old Kirk is a former Kennedy staffer, and was such close friends with the senator that he served...http://www.newser.com/story/70203/ex-dnc-chair-kirk-to-replace-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 9:38:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70133/former-dnc-chief-kirk-to-get-kennedys-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer DNC chairman Paul Kirk will get Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, sources tell Fox News. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to make the formal pick tomorrow, assuming the state legislature irons out the logistics today. Kennedy's sons called Patrick to push for Kirk, 71, a Boston attorney who served...http://www.newser.com/story/70133/former-dnc-chief-kirk-to-get-kennedys-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 15:01:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70122/curt-schilling-nixes-run-for-kennedy-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCurt Schilling won’t be jumping into the political ring after all. The Red Sox legend ruled out a run for Ted Kennedy’s senate seat last night on Joe Buck Live, saying it “just did not make sense.” Schilling, an outspoken conservative, had publicly considered running, and even drew support from...http://www.newser.com/story/70122/curt-schilling-nixes-run-for-kennedy-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 13:50:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70040/mass-senate-clears-way-for-kennedy-successor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGov. Deval Patrick should be able to name a Democratic replacement for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat before the end of the week, the Boston Globe reports. Legislation giving hm the authority to do so cleared the state Senate today, a week after the House passed it. The measure still needs...http://www.newser.com/story/70040/mass-senate-clears-way-for-kennedy-successor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 15:06:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69911/will-real-senate-leaders-please-stand-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Democrats fight among themselves over health care, it’s becoming painfully clear that they lack a clear public leader on the issue, writes Manu Raju for Politico. In part it’s because, with a number of House and Senate committees involved, there are too many cooks stirring the pot, and in...http://www.newser.com/story/69911/will-real-senate-leaders-please-stand-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 10:53:34 CDT