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• JustOneMinute (#): The Times tells us why the Ted Kennedy endorsement of Obama is important and includes this ahistorical tidbit: Mr. Kennedy had been seriously considering an endorsement for weeks — a break with his traditional practice of staying clear of ...
• Newsfare: ... Agency Finds Penalties Lapse Kennedy Chooses Obama,Spurning Bill Clinton Plea ...
• Prairie Weather (#): ... They're old friends, but Senator Kennedy was fed up with the excesses and lies of the Clinton campaign. He called Bill Clinton yesterday to let him know that Senator Obama would get his endorsement. Hillary's campaign will trim its sails . Mr. Kennedy, a major figure in party politics for more than 40 years, intends to campaign aggressively for Mr. Obama, beginning with an appearance and rally with him in Washington on Monday. He will be introduced by Ms. ...
• Random Thoughts from Reno (#): ... Kennedy still endorses the fraud for president, even as Bill Clinton was said to have tried to persuade him otherwise . Shades of 1980 and Kennedy's tearing up the party and paving the way for Ronald Reagan campaign to implement the October Surprise. Since Obama is way back in the Massachusetts polls, the endorsement won't mean shit. ...
• RealClearPolitics - Opinion, News, Analysis, Videos and Polls: ... Gains; Lags in Big States Kennedy Spurns Plea by Clintons ...
• Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines: ... the endorsements of Caroline Kennedy, who said he has the ability to inspire Americans much as her father did, and Sen. Ted Kennedy . The elder statesman from Massachusetts had been neutral but apparently was won over, like his niece, by Obama’s ability to inspire. ...
• Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip: ... York Times] Obama’s Kennedy endorsement may start a Hatfield-McCoy style family feud that lasts for generations. [ New York Times , Washington Post] Hey, DC: Maybe you’ll be important this go-round. Ha, not really. ...
• Democrat Taylor Marsh Broadcasts Live Talk Radio and Blogs Politics (#): ... We are all committed to seeing a Democratic president in 2008. .. ... - Senator Ted Kennedy Senator Edward Kennedy is a great senator. This is a big endorsement for Mr. Obama. A heady day for his campaign. ...
• The Osterley Times (#): ... Kennedy, whose endorsement carries immense weight among Democrats, had vowed to stay out of the nomination but was swayed, his associates said, by the bitter tone of the contest. Another indication that Bill's heavy handedness has alienated some Democrats . Both the Clintons and their allies had pressed Mr. Kennedy for weeks to remain neutral in the Democratic race, but Mr. ...