Posted on August 30th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
A lone bugler played Taps as Senator Ted Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetary next to his brothers John and Bobby.
Ted Kennedy was “the soul of the Democratic Party, and the lion of the United States Senate.”
It was a long and sorrow filled day. My heart goes out to Vickie Reggie Kennedy, the [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, In The News, Liberals, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, President Barack Obama, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Senate
Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by Hart Williams
Well, to the surprise of almost nobody who doesn’t believe in Santa Claus, Saxby Chambliss, the scumsucker who morphed Osama bin Laden into Incumbent Senator and Vietnam veteran Max Cleland’s face in 2002 while taking the seat for the first time, has prevailed about 60-40% in the runoff election today, according to CNN.
Chambliss (l.) and [...]
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Posted on November 13th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
In a move he had telegraphed through aides President-elect Obama will resign his office Sunday. The governor of Illinois has an undefined amount of time to announce a successor but is expected to make a choice by the end of the year.
“It has been one of the highest honors and privileges of my life to [...]
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Posted on October 1st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Bill Clinton was on the stump today doing some “powerful campaigning in Florida for the first time on Obama’s behalf.” Clinton, Greg Sargent reports on TPM, “laid out an interesting argument against McCain-Palin, claiming that the economy will consume so much of the new president’s attention that the Veep will be forced to play a [...]
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Filed under: Bill Clinton, Credit Crisis, Democrats, Economy, Election '08, Foreign Policy, General Election, In The News, Obama-Biden 08, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Election, Sen. Joe Biden, Senate, Wall Street
Posted on June 10th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Raw Story reports: Rep. Dennis Kucinich presented thirty-five articles articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to the House of Representatives late Monday night, airing live on C-SPAN. Here’s a clip:
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Tags: Articles Of Impeachment, Bush Impeachment, C Span, Constitution Of The United States, Constitutional Oath, Crimes And Misdemeanors, False Case, High Crimes, [...]
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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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Filed under: Democrats, Healthcare, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Senate
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The reactions are pouring in on the news of Senator Kennedy’s diagnosis that he has a malignant brain tumor. CNN reports that “Senate Democrats and Republicans were having their weekly closed policy lunches in the Capitol when the news broke.”
When Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, told his Democratic colleagues about Kennedy, there was “stunned silence,” [...]
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Posted on October 4th, 2007 by Hart Williams
Well, first he said that he’d resign, effective September 30. Then, he said he’d resign, CONDITIONAL on what the judge said about withdrawing his guilty plea. (And that he was completely innocent.)
THEN, he said, that while September 30 had passed, he’d wait for the judge’s ruling.
The judge did not allow him to withdraw his guilty [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2007 by Robert Freedland
This is the end of one chapter and the beginning of another!
As the author of John Kerry for President 2008 and a sometime writer on the Democratic Daily, I would like to use this opportunity to thank you for your efforts on behalf of all of us in the United States Senate and in your [...]
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Filed under: Election '08, John Kerry, Politics, Senate
Posted on January 23rd, 2007 by Robert Freedland
Senator Kerry is considering another run for President.
As reported in the Boston Globe today:
“Kerry has indicated that he will announce his intentions by the end of January, in keeping with his publicly stated intention to do so “shortly after the turn of the year.” His aides have drafted a “John Kerry for President ‘08″ financial [...]
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Filed under: Election '08, John Kerry, Politics, Senate
