Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
A quick note on Michelle Obama’s speech… I thought it was awesome. I was incredibly impressed. She’s grown a lot on the campaign trail. Tonight’s from Michelle Obama speech was honest, from the heart and very moving. It was a great follow up to the tribute to Ted Kennedy and Kennedy’s “triumphant appearance” and speech.
If you [...]
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Caroline Kennedy introduced the video tribute to her uncle Senator Ted Kennedy earlier tonight at the convention. The tribute was a prelude to Senator Kennedy taking the stage and speaking at the convention. Watch the DNC tribute to Kennedy here:
RELATED IN THE NEWS: Ailing Kennedy roars again to pass torch to Obama.
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I know I may not be able to do Ted Kennedy’s speech at the podium justice, but here goes live-blogging (video at the end of the post):
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Late last night I reported that it had been confirmed that Senator Ted Kennedy would be speaking at the convention tonight. CNN is reporting:
Sen. Edward Kennedy is expected to make a dramatic appearance Monday night at the Democratic National Convention, his office said, marking his second public appearance since brain surgery in June.
It is unclear [...]
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Posted on July 26th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The Boston Herald reported today that an “upbeat U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy completed his last day of radiation and chemotherapy treatment yesterday, according to an e-mail to friends and family from wife Vicki Kennedy.”
“He remained strong and was able to stay on schedule throughout this shock-and-awe phase of the treatment and his doctors - [...]
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Posted on July 9th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Ted Kennedy returned to the floor of the Senate today for the 4:00 PM vote on Medicare. Kennedy was accompanied by members of his family, John Kerry and Barack Obama. He received a standing ovation as he “walked through a wall of applause,” to “cast a dramatic, decisive vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation.”
“Aye,” the 76-year-old Kennedy [...]
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Former Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle is joining the Obama team, making it the “first big hire” from the Clinton campaign. I suspect we’ll see a few more Clinton staffers make their way over to the Obama campaign as the Obama team ramps up for the general election. In ‘04, if I am not [...]
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Posted on June 4th, 2008 by Dizzy Dezzi
Wow! Yesterday was a strong news day. I decided to embed today’s Ten Post Round-Up with some weaker news stories that you might have missed.
1: Who pays the bigger price: Parents or society at large?…
Should Parents Be Forced to Vaccinate Their Children?–AlterNet
2: Greek mayor defies Greek government…
First gay marriage performed on Greek island by [...]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Surgeons at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, performed brain surgery on Senator Ted Kennedy this morning. His doctor has announced that Kennedy is out of surgery and the “procedure to treat his cancerous brain tumor “was successful.””
“I am pleased to report that Senator Kennedy’s surgery was successful and accomplished our goals,” said Dr. Allan Freidman in [...]
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Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
There’s been a lot of news I haven’t had a chance to cover today, so here’s a few links and musings on it all.
Hillary Clinton Closed Out the Petraeus/Odierno Hearing with “Key Withdrawal Questions” today, adnvancing the “cause of Iraq withdrawal and redeployment.”
NBC News had a brief interview with Senator Ted Kennedy as he and [...]
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Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
One day after it was announced that Senator Ted Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, Kennedy walked out of Mass General hospital accompanied by his wife and children, “to a crowd of well wishers on Wednesday, appearing strong and cheerful.”
The NY Times reports, “if there were any signs that the diagnosis had slowed Mr. Kennedy or dampened his spirits, [...]
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Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I woke up to a real case of the blues today, hearing the news about Ted Kennedy. Needless to say, the day is done and I “Still Got The Blues“:
Gary Moore’s guitar solo at the end is sweet. Enjoy…
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