Ted Kennedy

Health-care crisis management must end

Sens. Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer gave themselves some deserved pats on the back last week for saving $65 million in federal Medicaid dollars that the Bush administration had wanted to cut from New York health clinics....

Tending to tumors

By JEFF WEBER • Gannett New Jersey • November 23, 2008 When Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with a brain tumor earlier this year, it took many people by surprise. Unlike a measles or flu vaccine, which are meant to...

Barney Frank Says We Need to Spend More

He makes Ted Kennedy look like a genius. I think I've figured out how to solve this whole crap economy = need more taxes on rich. Since the rich fuckers out there don't think they should pay modestly higher taxes than everyone...

Barack Obama's aides believe he has made a mistake in hiring Hillary Clinton

Of all the appointments Barack Obama is making to his new cabinet none has attracted as much attention as that of Hillary Clinton. The way it has been handled says more about the future of his presidency than any other.

4:00 PM (PT) - Public Service, the Constitution, and the Rule of Law

Description: Sen. Ted Kennedy delivers the keynote address at the 2006 Conference on Public Service & the Law at the University of Virginia Law School. Founded by law students seven years ago, the conference brings together...

An Fan "Stache"tic Honour for Leafs Great

WendelSpace | Players Talk Wendel The Toronto Maple Leafs will celebrate the achievements of one of their all-time favourite players in a special ceremony prior to their game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, November...

Reform's Moment May Be Now - The Year in Medicine 2008 - TIME

Will Obama hurry health-care reform? Doug Mills / The New York Times / Redux The last time a democratic president tried to fulfill a campaign promise to overhaul the nation's health-care system, he stumbled into a buzz saw of...

Barack Obama faces an even heavier burden of hope than John F Kennedy

On the anniversary of JFK's death, historian Robert Dallek examines the expectations and challenges facing his anointed heir. Both men are self-made politicians from Illinois; both came to the highest office with little...

Washington's Woodstock

Barack Obama's inauguration is set to draw visitors from around the world, Web activists and stars like Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee and Melissa Etheridge. By JOHN JURGENSEN and JAMIN BROPHY-WARREN Hollywood celebrities, Web...

Jon Huntsman Sr. honored for his fight against cancer

A Utahn who is the founder of one of the country's foremost cancer research centers got a major award in New York City tonight. Jon Huntsman Sr. joined Sen. Ted Kennedy and two scientists in receiving the American Cancer...