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Ugandan Gay Activist Wins Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 01.10.2012

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WASHINGTON — A gay rights activist in Uganda, where a bill that would punish gays with prison or death has stirred worldwide outrage, received t...

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Kennedy, the Pill and Conservatives for Contraception

John R. Bohrer | Posted 05.25.2011

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50 years ago, when West Virginians handed Kennedy a victory, it was only after the Democrat promised again and again not to restrict their access to birth control. That's right: the conservatives demanded their right to choose.

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Jackie Kennedy Note Stolen, FBI Investigating: Report

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DALLAS — The FBI is investigating a "stolen" handwritten condolence note by Jacqueline Kennedy to Ethel Kennedy that was penned shortly after Ro...

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The Life and Death of Ted Kennedy: Continuing to Learn as We Mourn

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 05.25.2011

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SaraKay Smullens

Even those who win one moment can face horrific, brutal loss in the next. The rich and famous are no more spared than the rest of us.

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What About Joan Kennedy: Doesn't She Deserve an Honorable Mention Too?

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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As I sat and watched the media coverage of the life of Senator Edward Kennedy, something struck me as unfair: What about the former Mrs. Kennedy -- Joan Bennett Kennedy?

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Anne Kornblut, Washington Post Reporter, Banished To Pool House During Kennedy's Obama Fundraiser

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Think big-shot reporters are allowed to drink the night away at lavish fund-raisers on the road? Well, the Washington Post's Anne Kornblut, last nigh...

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