Kennedy Family

Robin Givhan: Kennedy's Style Was Both Aristocratic And Democratic

Washington Post | Robin Givhan | Posted 10.16.2009 | Style


The recent death of Sen. Edward Kennedy unleashed hours of black-and-white video footage and countless pages of archival images of him surrounded by h...

To This Partisan Irish Catholic, More Change We Can Believe In

Mary Lyon | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Mary Lyon

I've learned over the past several decades to be relentlessly and sometimes ruthlessly partisan. However, watching Ted Kennedy's tribute-cum-wake at the JFK Library, I found myself changing.

The Private Measure of Self: A Crucial Part of Ted Kennedy's Legacy

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living


Kathleen Reardon

You don't have to be a lover of history as Kennedy was to learn, as he did, that your own history is worth study. To not know it is to assure repetition of its less admirable parts.

The Lawmaker: A Eulogy for Ted Kennedy

Michael Carmichael | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

In his final hour, he reached out into the future - uncertain of the courses of history - in hope of a better tomorrow.

Kennedy: The Lion at Rest

Rick Horowitz | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, dead at 77 -- and thank goodness for that. None of his three brothers -- his three older brothers -- made it to 70. Or 60. Or even 50.

Teddy Kennedy, We Hardly Knew Ye

Michael Wolff | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Michael Wolff

Few living people have been as famous for as long as Teddy Kennedy. Still, after so long, I can't say I have much of a clear sense of the man.

Who Will Fill Ted's Shoes In Kennedy Family? (SLIDESHOW POLL)

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


With the passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy, the famous family lost its most prominent and powerful member as well as the last surviving brother in an enduri...

Ted Kennedy's New York

New York Times | A. G. Sulzberger | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York


As a child he called it home. He married here. Buried a brother here. And it was in New York -- a state that tried to give him the Democratic nominati...

The Death of Ted Kennedy: HuffPost Bloggers React

Huffington Post | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Huffington Post

Sen. Robert Byrd: Ted Kennedy, My Friend and Colleague: Neither years of age nor years of political combat, nor his illness, diminished the idealism ...

Teddy

John Marshall | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


John Marshall

You knew what to expect from Teddy. Personally, his life was often a mess, but politically, he was rock solid. He stood for something. As MSNBC put it, he was the last unreconstructed liberal in the Senate.

Ted Kennedy Reactions

Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


Here are reactions to Ted Kennedy's death: President Obama: Michelle and I were heartbroken to learn this morning of the death of our dear friend, S...

Flirting Remains Strong Kennedy Tradition

Lizzie Garrett | Posted 09.20.2009 | Chicago


Lizzie Garrett

Kennedy is keeping in good fourth generation Kennedy tradition by flirting with the idea of running for office and then citing personal or family issues as reasons for not pulling the trigger.

Chris Kennedy Not Running For Senate Or Governor In 2010

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 09.18.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — A son of the late Robert F. Kennedy says he won't run for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Chicago businessm...

Rep. Kennedy: Dad's Illness Has United Family

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Rep. Patrick Kennedy has found something of a blessing in the curse of cancer afflicting his father: The family has been able to sp...

24 Producer Making Mini-Series About Kennedy Family

The Live Feed | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics


Conservative co-creator of "24" Joel Surnow is shopping a 10-hour miniseries on the Kennedy family. The Canadian-based project from Muse Entertainmen...

Why Did Caroline Kennedy Drop Out?

Diane Ravitch | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


Diane Ravitch

My hunch is that six weeks of intense media scrutiny was more than Caroline could stomach. People lined up to see her and to touch her. Coverage was always deferential.

Sell The Seat To Caroline

James Mulvaney | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics


James Mulvaney

I'm not suggesting any criminal activity. I'm not suggesting you pocket the proceeds of a sale of the NY senate seat. Just have the candidate deposit it right in the treasury.

Senator Ted Kennedy Recovering In Hospital After Seizure

AP | MELISSA TRUJILLO | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics


BOSTON — Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy remained in the hospital Sunday, awaiting test results that could explain why the 76-year-old Democra...

Ted Kennedy Hospitalized

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 05.18.2008 | Politics


BOSTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the lone surviving son in a famed political family, suffered a seizure at his Cape Cod home on Saturday morning...