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Obama Signs Volunteer Bill With Nod to Kennedy Era

Apr. 21, 2009
President Obama signed legislation to triple the size of the Americorps program and called on Americans to volunteer time to improve their communities.
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WASHINGTON, March 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday to strengthen national service by increasing funding for thousands of volunteers.
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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.

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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.
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Obama emulating Kennedy speech at DNC

DENVER, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is trying to invoke the passion of President John F. Kennedy for his Democratic National Convention speech, officials say.

Ted Kennedy supporting Obama

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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