Senator Kennedy

Repealing the Guest Worker Program

Andy Schupak | Posted 10.15.2011

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Andy Schupak

"Mexican workers make up about 60% of the undocumented aliens in the U.S. and they are here primarily for work. If we are to have any hope of getting control of our immigration problems, we have to make documentation and control a priority."

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Congratulations, America. You Passed Wind.

Ben Carmichael | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Carmichael

For some, it was with a sense of relief that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar passed Cape Wind. For others, it was the latest in a drama that has lasted nearly a decade. Either way, this is a story that blows.

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How Ted Kennedy Helped Me Home

Randy Susan Meyers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Randy Susan Meyers

Back in the days of the crazy housing boom in Boston, the Mission Hill triple-decker where I rented an apartment for my daughters and myself was sold to a guy who quadrupled our rent to an impossible sum.

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What Happens Next In Immigration Reform?

Shari Robertson & Michael Camerini | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shari Robertson & Michael Camerini

Along the way, our journey with "the law that nearly was" became an education in the workings of the American political system, right from a ringside seat on the legislative process.

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SLIDESHOW: Kennedy Wisdom In Esquire

Esquire | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marking the end of a 70-year dynasty: wisdom and advice from JFK, RFK, and Ted, much of it recently uncovered, surprising, and as you've rarely heard ...

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Why We Can't Forget about HIV/AIDS in Health-Care Reform

David Mixner | Posted 11.17.2011

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David Mixner

For nearly three decades, too many people have died and millions more are living with HIV/AIDS' painful realities. Stated simply, it is far from over.

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Weeping for the Kennedys

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reese Schonfeld

The Kennedys knew how to strive for noble causes, step by step. They would make deals, but only to benefit the best causes.

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My One and Only Kennedy Funeral

Andrew Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Cohen

The lesson for Ted Kennedy was a simple one: never, ever give up because if you last long enough things can come around.

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The Last of the Scrappy Pragmatists

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles D. Ellison

The compelling thing about Kennedy is that his style permeated his substance. It was his most profound attribute as both man and politician.

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Senator Kennedy and the Animated Discourse of Liberty

Pat Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pat Nolan

The patriot Sam Adams celebrated the "animated discourse of liberty." Neither Kennedy nor his staff disrespected my own strongly held views on abortion, gay marriage and judicial nominations.

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Ted Kennedy's Life is Living Proof of Liberal Ideal that Government Can Help Make People's Lives Better

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles Mogulescu

It's not primarily Senator Kennedy's words that make him one of the great defenders of modern liberalism. His life itself is living proof of the central liberal idea that government can help make people's lives better.

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The Kennedy Option; A Matter of Life and Death

Shannyn Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shannyn Moore

For Ted's decades-long fight, and the daily struggle of people like Lennie, a woman who sees her struggle over health care as more horrific than a machete attack, we must pass a "Kennedy Option."

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Friday Talking Points [91] -- Win One For Teddy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Calling for some sort of decorous avoidance of politics during politicians' funerals is downright ridiculous. It'd be like eulogizing Charles Lindbergh and not mentioning airplanes.

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Ted Kennedy: Remembrances from an 'Old Hand'

Jeff Blattner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Blattner

Strange as it seems, the best description of Senator Kennedy may have been offered by another Teddy -- Roosevelt -- more than two decades before Kennedy's birth.

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The Death of a Friend

Gerald McEntee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gerald McEntee

Known as the "Lion of the Senate," we counted on Ted to fight for fairness in the workplace and serve as a voice for those whose labor makes this country great.

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Republicans Announce Plans to Honor Senator Kennedy

Sean Carman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sean Carman

The Republican Party announced today that it will honor the legacy of Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy by continuing its campaign to defeat any prospect of health care reform.

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Congressman Waxman: What Americans Need to Know About Health Care

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Last week, Rep. Waxman paneled a discussion at UCLA on climate change. Later, he was gracious enough to sit down with me for an interview.

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Remembering Ted Kennedy, My Friend of 56 Years

Ted Sorensen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ted Sorensen

Ted Kennedy's legacy will live on through the millions of friends he made and nurtured over the years, both in and out of politics, both in and out of the United States, and among all races, religions and nationalities.

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Ted Kennedy -- "Greatest Senator of our Time"

Mike Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Smith

I arranged for Placido Domingo, the great tenor, to sing to Ted Kennedy on his 72nd B-day. Of course, Teddy loved to sing and joined in two-part harmony. He had a great baritone.

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What Ted Kennedy Meant to Me

Joe Trippi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Trippi

I learned a lot in the long campaign of 1980. Kennedy taught me loyalty, brotherhood, to never give in -- and to always fight.

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Requiem

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The following is the transcript of Senator Edward Kennedy's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

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The Greatest Senator in American History

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Lux

No one in all of America's great history got more tangible things that mattered accomplished for the American people. On issue after issue, Ted Kennedy was at the center of the debate.

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Our Lost Patriarch

Sen. Harry Reid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Harry Reid

It was the thrill of my lifetime to work with Ted Kennedy. He was a friend, the model of public service and an American icon.

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The Death of Ted Kennedy: HuffPost Bloggers React

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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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 ...

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Getting the Times to Catch Up with Ted Kennedy

Joe Solmonese | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Solmonese

Senator Kennedy's personal connection was his boundless humanity, and his recognition of ours. Already he is becoming history. Now the job of making history is in our hands.

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