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Ted Kennedy's Ghost: Please, Overturn ObamaCare

Kevin Spak — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:31:39 CDT

Liberals should really hope the Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act, Ted Kennedy tells Jonathan Rauch for the New York Daily News . "I'm surprised," Rauch writes, "and not just because I'm talking to a dead senator." Wouldn't liberals hate to lose President Obama's signature accomplishment? Sure, but look at...

MSNBC Bleeps Out Ann Coulter

Matt Cantor — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:21:05 CST

Anne Coulter’s lips moved quite a bit on Morning Joe today—but you couldn’t hear most of what she was saying. MSNBC censored her discussion of the GOP race, and she appeared confused by the move, Mediaite reports. “What did I say?” she asked on-air after the bleeping. “Oh, I...

Ted Kennedy's Oldest Child, Kara, Dead at 51

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:01:00 CDT

Two notable obituaries from the wires today: Kara Kennedy , 51, the oldest child of the late Ted Kennedy, died at a Washington health club, reports AP . She had battled lung cancer since 2002. "She's with dad," said brother Patrick. "Her heart gave out." She has a son and daughter, both...

FBI: In '61, Ted Kennedy Rented Out 'Entire Brothel'

Nick McMaster — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:01:45 CST

While John F Kennedy sat in the most powerful office on Earth, little brother Ted was off renting out an entire Chilean brothel during a 1961 tour of Latin America, reports the Boston Globe . A previously redacted FBI memo, which Judicial Watch says it obtained despite a battle from the...

Carter's Big Health Care Villain: Ted Kennedy

John Johnson — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:43:28 CDT

For a man with the Nobel Peace Prize on his mantel, Jimmy Carter sure can hold a grudge. In an interview with 60 Minutes airing Sunday, he goes after Ted Kennedy—who challenged the incumbent president for the Democratic nomination in 1980—on two fronts, reports the Boston Globe : Health...

Dems Pushing Kennedy's Widow to Run for His Seat

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:02:00 CDT

Several prominent Democrats believe Vicki Kennedy is the party's best shot for reclaiming the seat currently held by Scott Brown in 2012, and have been quietly promoting her as their candidate of choice—though according to close sources, she still has no plans to run. However, the Washington Post notes...

From the Appalachian Coalfields to 9 Senate Terms

Jane Yager — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:50:00 CDT

Robert Byrd, who died today at age 92, rose from a hardscrabble childhood in the coalfields of West Virginia to become the longest-serving member of Congress in history. Those who knew the conservative Democrat remember him as a self-taught man of iron will (he remains the only congressman to have...

FBI Reveals Mountain of Ted Kennedy Death Threats

Kevin Spak — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:45:14 CDT

After the death of his brothers, Ted Kennedy lived in constant fear that he’d be assassinated as well—and with good reason. The FBI has just released 2,352 pages from its files on Kennedy, and they’re dominated by death threats, both from anonymous enemies and groups like the Ku...

Salazar OKs Offshore Windmill Farm

Kevin Spak — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:43:11 CDT

Ken Salazar is about to give his blessing to the “Cape Wind” project—a controversial, long-delayed offshore windmill farm off Nantucket Sound in Massachusetts—sources tell the Boston Globe . Salazar wouldn't confirm that, but he's got a press conference scheduled with Deval Patrick at noon, and “I don't think he...