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Ted Kennedy

Sen. Ted Kennedy’s legacy

Global Politics

Senator Kennedy was an eminent statesman, champion of health care and education, and major contributor to foreign policy legislation

Sen. Chris Dodd in the spotlight

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Hillary Clinton calls for unity at DNC

Global Politics

This week in Congress: July 7

Global Politics

Musical Politicians: From Berlusconi to Clinton

Elizabeth Warren to Run for Senate; House Passes FAA Funding Bill

Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren officially announced her candidacy for Senate in Massachusetts on Wednesday. Warren was the driving force behind the creation of the Consumer Protection Agency, and has been a lightening rod for Congressional Republicans. She’ll be challenging Senator Scott Brown, who was elected in a special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat in […]

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Patrick Kennedy: Life After Politics Inspired by Father, Sen. Ted Kennedy

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Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy decided not to seek reelection last year and instead focused his life after politics on an organization called One Mind for Research, a brain research organization inspired by his father, the late Senator Ted Kennedy.

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The agenda: housing and GDP numbers, midterm primaries, remembering Ted Kennedy’s death

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A number of economic indicators are due out this week, including existing and new home sales, and 2nd quarter GDP figures ? all are expected to plummet. We also discuss the approaching first anniversary of Ted Kennedy’s death this week.

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The FBI files of Senator Edward Moore Kennedy

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Thousands of pages of Senator Ted Kennedy’s FBI file were released yesterday, 9 months after he died. Joining us to talk about some of the most interesting finds is Bryan Bender, a reporter at the Boston Globe.

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Massachusetts governor names a new senator

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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is expected to appoint former Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul G. Kirk to fill Sen. Ted Kennedy’s vacant seat later this morning. Frank Phillips of the Boston Globe joins us with the details of the nomination.