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May 22, 2008 Archives


Update: Obama to fill in for Sen. Kennedy at Wesleyan graduation

4:52 PM Thu, May 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

BOSTON -- U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy won't be able to deliver a commencement address to Wesleyan University graduates after being diagnosed with brain cancer, so Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will do so for him. Obama offered to stand in......

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Patrick Kennedy: Your support has helped lift my spirits

4:13 PM Thu, May 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, the Rhode Island Democrat whose father, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, has been diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor, has released a statement today: “I have been overwhelmed by all the support and encouragement from......

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Thinking the unthinkable: Who could succeed Sen. Kennedy?

1:01 PM Thu, May 22, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Andrea Panciera    Email

WASHINGTON -- People in Massachusetts are thinking the unthinkable: Who possibly could succeed U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy? The news about the Massachusett Democrat's cancerous brain tumor has led to quiet speculation about whether he may try to handpick a successor.......

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