Patrick Kennedy

The Bishop Un-Bribes Patrick Kennedy

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Judge H. Lee Sarokin

Providence's Bishop Tobin is seeking to bar communion to Patrick Kennedy because the legislator's support for abortion rights run contrary to church teachings.

The Gay Community's Pope Problem

Wayne Besen | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Wayne Besen

It is time to admit that the gay community has a gigantic Pope problem. Under the leadership of Benedict XVI, the Vatican has become an implacable foe of basic rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

Rumble in Little Rhody: Patrick Kennedy Takes On The Bishop And The Church's Moral Myopia

Bennet Kelley | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics


Bennet Kelley

Providence Bishop Tobin's barring Patrick Kennedy from receiving communion is an assault on the separation of church and state now enshrined in the First Amendment and the Kennedy legacy itself.

Patrick Kennedy Communion Dispute Reveals Divide Among Catholics

AP | RAY HENRY | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics


PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Pennsylvania lawmaker defended Rep. Patrick Kennedy on Monday against a bishop who has acknowledged asking the Rhode Island...

Rep. Patrick Kennedy Banned From Receiving Communion By Bishop Thomas Tobin

AP | RAY HENRY | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated...

Colbert Skateboards With Members Of Congress (VIDEO)

Posted 11.18.2009 | Comedy


At the end of his "Better Know a District" segment with Congresswoman Jackie Speier of the California 12th, the pair decided to make a YouTube video b...

Obama's Speech (TEXT): Transcript Of President Obama's Speech About Gay Rights

Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


The official transcript of President Obama's address at The Human Rights Campaign's 13th Annual National Dinner on Saturday, as released by the White ...

Paul Kirk Jr. Kennedys' Pick For Mass. Senate Seat: Confidant

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers fulfilled Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's dying wish Wednesday, granting the governor the power to appoint an interim ...

Ted Kennedy's Funeral Coverage: VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


BOSTON -- President Barack Obama led the nation Saturday in mourning and remembering "the greatest legislator of our time," celebrating the indelible ...

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...

Susan Axelrod and Joe Biden Should Register as Heath Care Lobbyists

Stanton Peele | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living


Stanton Peele

Where does the President get off favoring his close friends' preferences for such allocations, and where do they get off lobbying him?

In Reforming Our Health Care System, We'd Be Crazy to Ignore the Mind

Rep. Patrick Kennedy | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


Rep. Patrick Kennedy

In a country where less than a third of people with mental illnesses get the care they need, the importance of the mental health parity law cannot be understated.

Patrick Kennedy Admitted To Medical Facility For Treatment

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics


PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who has struggled with depression, alcoholism and addiction for much of his life, said Friday that he h...

Bush Bans State Department Officials From Obama Rally

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


Jacob Heilbrunn

The sentiments expressed by Germans, who worship Obama as much as they loathe George W. Bush, might not be ones that the administration is eager to hear.