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Patrick Kennedy checks into rehab facility

Jun. 12, 2009
U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy has checked into an unnamed medical facility for help with his recovery from substance abuse, the Rhode Island Democrat said in a statement Friday.
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BOSTON, May 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who recently learned he has brain cancer, is in good spirits, says his son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy.

Patrick Kennedy pleads to DUI

WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy pleaded guilty in Washington Tuesday to driving under the influence of prescription drugs in a plea bargain that spares him jail.

U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy out of rehab

PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, D-R.I., made his first public appearance Monday after leaving an alcohol and drug abuse treatment center.

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WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., was involved in a one-car crash near the U.S. Capitol early Thursday morning.

Joan Kennedy battles breast cancer

BOSTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Recovering alcoholic Joan Kennedy underwent a lumpectomy Tuesday in her latest battle -- breast cancer, The Boston Herald reported.

Joan Kennedy, kids agree on money, rehab

BOSTON, June 13 (UPI) -- Joan Kennedy and her three children have come to an agreement on her medical, rehabilitation and financial management in private legal proceedings.

Joan Kennedy fights guardianship

BARNSTABLE, Mass., April 9 (UPI) -- The alcohol-fueled collapse of Joan Kennedy in Boston has pitted the ex-wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., against her three children.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to run for Senate

WASHINGTON, March 31 (UPI) -- Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., Wednesday removed himself from the list of potential challengers to GOP Sen. Lincoln Chaffee, a top Democratic target in 2006.

Joan Kennedy suffers injuries in Boston

BOSTON, March 30 (UPI) -- The former wife of Sen. Ed Kennedy, D-Mass., was hospitalized Wednesday after a passerby found her unconscious on a Boston street.

Joan Kennedy under childrens' guardianship

BOSTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The adult children of Joan Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., and a victim of alcoholism, now have legal control of her affairs.
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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