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Kennedy, King and Now Obama

Peter J Burns | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

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Peter J Burns

At Grant Park Obama reminded us of both Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy. I saw Dr. King's Dream come true on that stage. And Kennedy's vision was apparent in Obama's challenge to us. Kennedy and King never promised us a hand out. They promised us a fair shake.

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Fogies for McCain III

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Polls, Foxnews, Cnn, Kennedy, Mccain, Election, Barack O'bama, Cynthia Turner, Joe Biden, Larry O'Brien, Cynopsis, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

Keep working hard, all you Obama fans, because one mistake could mean the difference of a McCain loss or victory. One more "Joe the Plummer", or Joe O'Biden slip of the lip, could ruin it all.

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Long History of Debates?

Kate Kelly | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Obama, Carter, Ford, Kennedy, League of Women Voters, Commission on Presidential Debates, Mccain, Presidential Debates, Nixon, Politics News
Kate Kelly

With the fate of tonight's first presidential debate still uncertain, it is a good time to look back at when the tradition of holding presidential deb...

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MediaBizBuzz on Democrats, Republicans, Gustav and Ike

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 09.08.2008 | Home

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Jerry Weinstein

Click for News, Photos and all the links to major press coverage of the Republican Convention and for the Democratic reaction. This past week could ha...

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McCain gets the Gold!

Christopher Ingram | Posted 08.30.2008 | Politics

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Christopher Ingram

GOP nominee's pick is the best since Kennedy picked LBJ - but for totally different reasons Slap me silly and call me stupid, but John McCain is on h...

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Ted Kennedy: A Hero Among Us!

Michelle Bart | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted, Obama, Cancer, Dnc, Ted Kennedy, Kennedy, Democratic Convention, Politics News
Michelle Bart

Senator Kennedy still has it and boy did he rock the stage last night at the DNC in Denver. A man who stands his ground and "does what he says he is...

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McCain Closes the Gap

Jerry Weissman | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Delivery, Obama, Mccain, Nixon, Kennedy, Saddleback, Politics News
Jerry Weissman

This morning's Wall Street Journal three-column headline says it all: "McCain Closes Gap on Obama as Conventions Loom." The tightening race is vividly...

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Ted Sorensen - Unassuming Insider at the Center of Power

Tom Alderman | Posted 08.20.2008 | Media

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Tom Alderman

AUDIO BOOK: "Counselor, A Life at the Edge of History" AUTHOR: Ted Sorensen ("Kennedy," "The Kennedy Legacy") GENRE: Autobiog...

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Goodbye Good Ole Boys, Hello Hollywood? How Will Obama Handle the Oil Industry?

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 08.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Entertainment, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Kennedy, American, Pipelines, Iraq, Obama, Texas, Cold War, Hollywood, Export, Iran, Exxon, Dan Glickman, Venezuela, Oil, Sudan, Will Smith, Nigeria, Spielberg, Jack Valenti, Rusia, Business News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

The Republicans will always back a pro-oil immediate future, until their own voters, and the lobbyists filling their coffers with dollars, stop supporting them.

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Rory Kennedy, RFK's Daughter, Chats About Her HBO Film on Helen Thomas

Greg Mitchell | Posted 08.14.2008 | Entertainment

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Greg Mitchell

The HBO doc about journalism legend Helen Thomas, Thank you, Mr. President, is now slated for is first airing next Monday. Joe Strupp of E&P interviewed the director, Rory Kennedy.

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Obama's Headquarters: Substance and Organization

David Mixner | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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David Mixner

Yesterday I went to some meetings in the Chicago Headquarters of the national Obama for President campaign. I was awestruck -- clearly a new age has arrived in American politics.

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Turkey Hollow Almanac: The Power of Words

David Mixner | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

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David Mixner

As I recounted in my initial thoughts about the Obama Berlin speech, I recalled that Gandhi said we have to value our words as much as our actions. Obama understands that, and our history has shown it to be true.

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Bereft in Berlin

Marc Kusnetz | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: David Brooks, Reagan, Obama, Kennedy, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Berlin, Barack Obama Rhetoric, Political Rhetoric, Obama Berlin Speech, Politics News
Marc Kusnetz

Each time Obama steps on a new stage, the press criticizes his rhetoric as high-falutin' but devoid of content. Do they think Berlin was the perfect time to announce a new initiative for the earned income tax credit?

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The Greatest President We Never Had

Norman MacAfee | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

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Norman MacAfee

Robert Kennedy believed that politics was an honorable profession, and that government could be used for good. His murder sent a message of hopelessness, that nothing was possible anymore.

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Robert F. Kennedy: What if He Had Lived? -- A Golden Age That Never Was

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

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Blake Fleetwood

Kennedy's death came when the world was on the cusp of transformation -- between authoritarian societies and social and political justice. Much of that change was stalled in the US for decades to come.

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It Is Brain Surgery -- A Profile of the Duke Team Treating Sen. Ted Kennedy

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living

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Maia Szalavitz

Speaking with both Drs. Friedman who are treating Kennedy, I was impressed with their devotion not just to the best clinical care and research, but to their patients' emotional and spiritual needs.

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Friday Talking Points [34] -- General Election Preview

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

As the primary election season sinks slowly in the West (South Dakota and Montana, to be exact), we turn our eyes (finally!) to the general election c...

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CULTURE ZOHN: Graduation Daze Part Two

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.16.2008 | Living

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Patricia Zohn

2008-05-17-nicksgradyankeestadium.jpg.jpg Here's to all graduates of '08. Better late than never, better now than in a year when the job market may even be worse, better with many generations present to cheer you on.

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Memo to Tom Hanks: Barack Obama Is No Harry Truman

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Reagan, Barack Obama, Kennedy, Tom Hanks, John F. Kennedy, Spechwriting, Ronald Reagan, Presidential Rhetoric, White House Ghosts, Roosevelt, Jfk, Fdr, Franklin Roosevelt, Politics News
Robert Schlesinger

If elected, Obama, could become a magic speaker in the vein of the Big Three; the extent to which he can go off-the-cuff in a Trumanesque manner remains unclear.

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Ask not why words matter, ask when they mattered most

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Cuban Missile Crisis, American History, John Kennedy, Speechwriting, Kennedy, Schlesinger, Presidential Rhetoric, White House Ghosts, Jfk, Robert Schlesinger, Ted Sorensen, Presidents, Presidential Speechwriting, Politics News
Robert Schlesinger

Words do matter and few presidents knew this better than JFK (who of course also understood that rhetorical power has its limits). How JFK came up wi...

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40 Years Ago Today, The Police Tried to Kill Me At Columbia University

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

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Blake Fleetwood

The real legacy of the 1968 turmoil was the idea that young people and students had the obligation to challenge authority, to question assumptions... and could succeed.

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Rev. Wright: "Obama Says What He Has to Say as a Politician"

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

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Blake Fleetwood

The above quote is from Bill Moyer's interview with Rev. Wright which is to air tonite. Rev. Wright, referring to Obama's disavowal of Wright's more...

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Debates Are Not About Issues.

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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Blake Fleetwood

They are about: Who Is the Best Candidate? Who can Win? Ever since the first televised debate between Kennedy & Nixon, voters have often judged can...

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Friday Talking Points [27] -- Petraeus Week

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Thus endeth another Petraeus week on Capitol Hill. I have to say, I was impressed at the caliber of the questions asked, but severely disappointed at ...

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Hillary's Honorable Future: A History Lesson

Michael Goldfarb | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jimmy Carter, Edward Kennedy, Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Kenny Carter, Kennedy Family, Politics News
Michael Goldfarb

Clinton can achieve more and leave a greater legacy of service to her country and her gender as a four- or-five term senator from NY than as a one-term failed president, like Carter.

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