The Kennedys have always been about public service. They don't need to take bribes or kickbacks because they've got all that old money that Joe Kennedy made in his bootlegging days.
As for the experience thingy, forget it. We elect many of our senators and governors because they have name recognition. Hillary Clinton, Arnold Schwartzenegger and George W. Bush are three examples of people who became candidates because they had name recognition.
Give the kid a shot. What've we got to lose? It's only the Senate. You can't screw that up too badly and she may turn out to be a really good one.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
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