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Commentary: The Kennedys' remarkable story

Aug. 21, 2009
The death of John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice Shriver, the founder of the Special Olympics for the developmentally challenged, has given rise to a wealth of news stories -- obituaries and otherwise -- about the recurring tragedies endured by what some call America's "royal family."
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HYANIS, Mass., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, younger sister of President John Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, died Tuesday in a hospital in Massachusetts. She was 88.

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HYANNIS, Mass., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Family members of Eunice Kennedy Shriver gathered Monday at her bedside in a Massachusetts hospital, where she remained in critical condition.
Eunice Shriver in critical condition

Eunice Shriver in critical condition

BOSTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver was in critical but stable condition in a Cape Cod, Mass., hospital, her family said Friday.

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MIAMI, March 26 (UPI) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics founder and a member of one of the most prominent U.S. political families, was hospitalized in Miami.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver hospitalized

BOSTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver is hospitalized in Boston with an undisclosed illness, The Boston Globe reported Sunday.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch