Joe Kennedy news stories on Newser

Hey, Kennedys! 'Enough With the Entitlement'

Harry Kimball — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:46:43 CDT

Ted 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...

Joe K Won't Run to Succeed Teddy

Nick McMaster — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:15:02 CDT

Joe Kennedy II will not run for his late uncle’s US Senate seat, the Boston Herald reports. In a post on the website of his charity Citizens Energy, the former congressman says he prefers to pursue social justice through the private sector rather than electoral politics. The announcement means the...

Joe Kennedy's Links to Chávez Could Hobble Senate Bid

Nick McMaster — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:10:27 CDT

Joe Kennedy II’s chance of winning his uncle’s Senate seat may be complicated by his ties Hugo Chávez, the Boston Herald reports. Joe II’s Citizens Energy charity, which delivers oil to needy US households, is almost completely dependent on the Venezuelan leader’s largesse. Over the past 2 years, the nonprofit...

Camelot Slips Away With Kennedy

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:02:14 CDT

A fabled political dynasty sputtered with last night's passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy, who left no heir apparent in the powerhouse family. Though several younger generation Kennedys are active in civic life, none packs the punch of the senator or his famous brothers. "There seems to be no one to...

Kennedy Drinking Again: Book

Kevin Spak — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:53:01 CDT

Ted Kennedy’s grim health prognosis has driven him to drink, according to Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died , a new book from longtime Kennedy scribe Edward Klein. In an excerpt in Vanity Fair , Klein says Kennedy’s wife moved him to Florida after the seizure because his Hyannis friends were...

Dietrich Was Camelot's Other Woman

Wesley Oliver — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:33:54 CST

Marlene Dietrich had a peculiar effect on many of the world’s most accomplished and respected men: She turned them into bumbling adolescents. But the German screen siren, who entranced everyone from Frank Sinatra to Adlai Stevenson, enjoyed a special relationship with Ambassador Joseph Kennedy when their families summered together in...

Caroline's Piece of Camelot Worth Upward of $100M

Gabriel Winant — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:43:07 CST

Democrats may be right to be concerned that a Caroline Kennedy Senate appointment would make them look elitist, reports the New York Daily News in an analysis of public records that pegs the Kennedy scion's worth at a $100 million minimum. Though her financial records are held tightly, she’s sitting...

Caroline: UK Ambassador?

Elizabeth Wolff — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:20:01 CDT

Should Barack Obama win the presidency, he will reward Caroline Kennedy’s efforts by appointing her ambassador to Great Britain, predicts the Mandrake gossip column in London's Daily Telegraph . The payback would place JFK’s only surviving child in the position once held by her grandfather, patriarch Joe. He shot himself in...

Veteran Pitcher Joe Kennedy Dead at 28

Zach Samalin — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:36:03 CST

Major league pitcher Joe Kennedy died unexpectedly today while visiting the Tampa Bay area for a wedding. The cause of death is unknown, although his agent speculated that a brain aneurysm or heart attack may be responsible. Kennedy, 28, pitched for five major league teams in 7 years, finishing last...