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Quote/Unquote

John O'Toole | Posted 04.26.2012

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John O'Toole

My favorite quote remains Deep Throat's "follow the money" because it not only explains Watergate. It explains everything. Except possibly love and sex, and they really shouldn't be explained. Or studied. Or worse yet, turned into a how-to book or a documentary.

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Brown's Kennedy Claim Undermined By Evidence

The Boston Globe | Noah Bierman | Posted 02.28.2012

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The late Senator Edward M. Kennedy sponsored bills in the 1990s and 2000s that would have required all employers who offer prescription drug coverage ...

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Kennedy Launches Campaign

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 04.17.2012

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NEWTON, Mass. — The family name may help generate a steady flow of campaign cash and assure key endorsements for Joseph Kennedy III's bid for th...

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Kennedy Making Big Political Announcement

AP | STEVE LeBLANC | Posted 04.16.2012

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BOSTON — Joseph Kennedy III said Wednesday he's formally jumping into the race for the congressional seat now held by retiring U.S. Rep. Barney ...

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Kennedy Makes Play Toward Potential Congressional Bid

AP | Posted 04.10.2012

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BROOKLINE, Mass. — Joseph Kennedy III has moved to a different Boston suburb ahead of an expected congressional bid to replace retiring U.S. Rep...

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Iran: Only Half the Story

Barry Lando | Posted 04.03.2012

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Barry Lando

Yesterday upon the stair I met a man who wasn't there He wasn't there again today Oh, how I wish he'd go away William Hughe...

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Kennedys Make Big Donation

AP | Posted 03.31.2012

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BOSTON — The main house on the Kennedys' oceanfront compound, the scene of many of the famed political family's gatherings in times of joy and s...

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Meet The Kennedy Who Could Swipe Barney Frank's Seat

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 01.06.2012

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Joseph P. Kennedy III, the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy and the son of former Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II, announced Thursday that he will fo...

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My Hour With Tom Wicker

Don McNay | Posted 01.25.2012

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Don McNay

I was sent by Al Gore's 1988 presidential campaign to coordinate an event in Ohio towards the end of Gore's candidacy. After it ended, I gave T...

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A Perfect Jackie Kennedy Calls Martin Luther King a Phony

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.14.2011

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

The irony of Jackie Kennedy, whose husband won few awards for marital fidelity, calling Martin Luther King, Jr. a phony because of FBI wiretaps showing that the preacher cavorted with other women, is rich.

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A Wisconsin Centennial Worth Celebrating

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.11.2011

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Chris Weigant

Since the news yesterday was a bit depressing for progressives, I thought it was time to mark an important upcoming centennial: on the first of September in 1911, the first constitutional workers' compensation law took full effect in Wisconsin.

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Obama Staff Profiles: Stephanie Cutter

The Relentless Conservative | Posted 10.03.2011

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The Relentless Conservative

Besides the above very superficial info which might be found her resume, I could find nothing else out about this operative, Stephanie Cutter. Her Wikipedia entry is amazingly indistinct; as hazy as any I've seen for much less accomplished people.

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Friday Talking Points -- What Would Ronald Reagan Do?

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.21.2011

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Chris Weigant

Since the Republican Party now worships at the altar of "Saint Ronald of Reagan," it's always fun to point out the hard, cold fact that Reagan would simply not be acceptable to the Republican Party as it stands today.

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Robert Kennedy, Jr. Climbs The Last Mountain

Alex Simon | Posted 08.06.2011

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Alex Simon

Robert Kennedy, Jr. has carved out a legacy of his own as one of the nation's, and the world's, leading environmental activists and advocates.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Love Child Puts Him In Good Company

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 07.17.2011

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When Arnold Schwarzenegger assumed the governorship of California in 2003, he joined a short list of Hollywood actors who have gone from the screen to...

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7 Kennedy Family Splits

Huffington Post | Ashley Reich | Posted 07.10.2011

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Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger's split shocked many, but Shriver isn't the first Kennedy to untie the knot. America's royal family has a hist...

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Arnold and Maria: Requiem for a Marriage

Laurence Leamer | Posted 07.10.2011

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Laurence Leamer

Arnold and Maria could have experienced the true life of Californians. Instead, they moved further and further away from the lives of most Americans, and perhaps they moved further and further away from each other.

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"Mr. Sensitivity" Speaker of The House John Boehner at CT GOP Fundraiser

Mary Ann West | Posted 06.13.2011

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Mary Ann West

Appearance at GOP fundraiser is less than 24 hours after holding up the country. Stamford, CT -- On the heels of helping to avert the looming budget...

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A Conversation With Tod's Owner Diego Della Valle

Blue Carreon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blue Carreon

As the fashion flock moves to Milan for the fall/winter 2011 collections, Tod's chairman Diego Della Valle, fondly called the Italian Ralph Lauren, ta...

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Google Ranking The Presidents

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Steven Friedman

We find that the Google rankings of presidents corresponds very well to historians' rankings.

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Sputnik? New Frontier? Where Is the Historical Analogy for Green?

Michael Kanellos | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Kanellos

In his State of the Union speech, President Obama said the U.S. had recently experienced a Sputnik moment in clean energy. That officially marked the 537th Sputnik moment of the last ten years.

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Obama: Too Many Boats Have Been Left Behind

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Corporate America is on our minds today, because President Obama just gave a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. With the future decidedly uncert...

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Remembering Sargent Shriver

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marian Wright Edelman

When Sargent Shriver passed away on January 18 at age 95, we lost a man whose life's work improved the lives of millions of people around the world.

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Fifty Years Ago...

Jim Lichtman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Lichtman

Kennedy's words may be fifty years old, but they remain just as urgent to all of us today as they were then.

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Is Silence Really Golden?

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Merrow

For a host of reasons, schools and teachers have not made the connections between teaching democratic citizenship and the new technological universe.

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