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Kennedy Seeks to Prove Qualifications for Senate Bid

Dec. 16, 2008
Caroline Kennedy is launching a public effort to demonstrate that she has both the ability and the stomach to perform the job.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate hopeful Caroline Kennedy says that her famous family name dissuaded, rather than prompted her, to seek public office in the past.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy's bid for New York's soon-to-be vacant U.S. Senate seat could be hindered by her lack of voting and party donations, an expert says.
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Caroline Kennedy has skipped voting

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy, lobbying for appointment to the U.S. Senate seat now held by Hillary Clinton, has frequently failed to vote.
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Kennedy will seek Clinton's Senate seat

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy will seek the U.S. Senate seat in New York being vacated by Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton, political sources say.

N.Y. representative opposes Kennedy post

ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman says replacing U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton with Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, is unacceptable.
Report: Sen. Kennedy lobbying for niece

Report: Sen. Kennedy lobbying for niece

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., reportedly has been working the phones to boost his niece, Caroline Kennedy, as Hillary Clinton's Senate replacement in New York.

Source: Kennedy move aimed at Cuomo

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy's reported interest in an open U.S. Senate seat could be a ploy meant to keep New York's attorney general from being appointed, a source says.
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Caroline Kennedy considering Senate seat

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of slain President John F. Kennedy, may succeed Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, sources say.
Caroline Kennedy campaigns for Obama

Caroline Kennedy campaigns for Obama

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, says residents of a Florida retirement community should vote Democratic on Election Day.

Ethel Kennedy stumps for Obama

SALEM, N.H., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Ethel Kennedy, the 80-year-old widow of slain 1968 presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, is campaigning for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
Kennedy plans Senate return in January

Kennedy plans Senate return in January

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., won't return to Washington when Congress reconvenes this week, staying home to recover from brain surgery, his office said..

Ted Kennedy supporting Obama

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy will voice his support this week for the White House bid of Senate colleague Barack Obama, sources say.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler