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Medals of Freedom Will Go to Milk, Kennedy, Poitier

Harry Kimball — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:15:01 CDT

This year's Medal of Freedom recipients share a capacity to change the world, President Obama said today in naming the eclectic group. Among the 16 honorees are Sen. Ted Kennedy, slain gay-rights activist Harvey Milk, actor Sidney Poitier, tennis great Billie Jean King, and retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day...

Kemp Changed GOP Forever

Drew Nelles — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:03:48 CDT

For Adam Clymer, writing in the New York Times , Jack Kemp won’t be remembered as just a Bills star and Buffalo congressman. He’ll be remembered as the player who boycotted a New Orleans game to protest segregation, and the politician who “moved the Republican Party to a commitment to tax...

Ex-Congressman, QB Jack Kemp Dead at 73

Sat, 02 May 2009 21:31:45 CDT

Jack Kemp, the former football star, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee, and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative" died today of cancer at age 73. Kemp, a former quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, represented western New York for nine terms in Congress, leaving the House for an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1988. Eight years...

Jack Kemp Treated for Cancer

Harry Kimball — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:34:02 CST

Jack Kemp, the former NFL star and Republican congressman, is in treatment for cancer, the Buffalo News reports. A spokeswoman said the type of cancer is “undetermined,” but that tests are under way to identify it. Kemp, 73, served 18 years as a representative from New York before a stint...

Running Mate 'Bounce' Doesn't Climb Very High

Kevin Spak — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:53:49 CDT

Much ink has been spilled over Barack Obama and John McCain’s upcoming VP selections, but a running mate is not a game-changing choice, the Chicago Tribune reports. History suggests the effect on opinion polls will be noticeable but not huge: Gallup shows recent candidates getting an average 5% bump after...