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Have you heard the one about Chappaquiddick?

Funny Peculiar
Last week, during an appearance on the Washington, DC–based Diane Rehm Show on NPR, Ted Kennedy biographer Edward Klein suggested that if Kennedy could witness his own funeral he'd probably crack a joke.
By ADAM REILLY  |  September 02, 2009
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Public and private affairs

The case for making a campaign issue of Teddy's reputation for philandering
Philandering, like heavy drinking, traditionally has been one of those activities that the boys in the press keep mum about when reporting on the boys on the Hill, or the boy in the White House, or any boy, for that matter. The rationales for this silence are curiously contradictory.
By SUZANNAH LESSARD  |  August 26, 2009
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The annunciations

East Coast, West Coast: It's the Ted & Jerry Show
The broad brush strokes of Teddy Kennedy's presidential announcement may have uplifted liberal hearts, but Jerry Brown's announcement challenged liberal thinking with some pencil-sharp specifics about the role of government in economic planning for the 1980s.
By MARCO TRBOVICH AND CHARLES P. PIERCE  |  August 26, 2009
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Shooting from the lip

Kennedy's gaffe on Iran manages to make a bad image worse
Washington – Edward M. Kennedy's presidential campaign has a serious problem, and the problem appears to be Edward M. Kennedy. During the week in which leadership was transformed from a word in the lexicon of his campaign rhetoric to a measurable reality, Kennedy succeeded in verbally vanishing himself to a political isolation.
By MARCO TRBOVICH  |  August 26, 2009
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Strange bedfellows

Carr plays nice with Randy Price. Plus, the Globe's tough new Kennedy bio defies expectations.
Wait, lemme get this straight: Was that Howie Carr — who's known for accompanying on-air references to homosexuality with a crude audio approximation of gay sex — happily schmoozing with guest Randy Price this past week?  
By ADAM REILLY  |  February 20, 2009
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What Obama must do

A new talent must wrestle with an old hand at political survival
For all the fawning press Barack Obama has received, the grace and favor with which he has been treated is nothing compared with the free ride McCain has enjoyed.
By EDITORIAL  |  August 28, 2008

The friends of Jack Kelly

In the end, the adventure killed him
This article originally appeared in the July 4, 1978 issue of the Boston Phoenix.
By DAVE O'BRIAN AND TOM SHEEHAN  |  July 08, 2008
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‘Sorry’ state

How to eliminate a bad decision or policy misstep and win back voters
A leading theme among Democrats this year is how they won’t allow Barack Obama to be “Swift-boated,” as John Kerry was in 2004.  
By STEVEN STARK  |  October 27, 2008
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Take a sad song and make it better

Hillary had better learn the art of apology — and fast
In two weeks the Democratic candidates will gather for their first debate.
By STEVEN STARK  |  April 11, 2007
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Wet, hot American summer

What Boston will be like in 2106 if we do nothing to stop global warming
On June 2, 2106, it’s hot.
By MIKE MILIARD  |  June 02, 2006

Driving Mr. Kennedy

A plurality of JFK and Jesus portraits shore up Patrick’s base
Where the hell was the chauffeur when US Representative Patrick Kennedy needed him?
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE  |  May 10, 2006
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Where is the hate?

The slow death of Kennedy loathing
Once upon a time, no one whipped up conservative rage like Ted Kennedy.
By ADAM REILLY  |  August 27, 2008

Do the Donald

Trump’s entry raises the casino sweepstakes
Now that The Donald has emerged as the bankroller of a proposed casino in deepest Johnston — and wouldn’t the landfill be wonderful as a site, symbolic in so many ways — it’s time to get into full Trump mode.
By  |  February 23, 2006

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