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Massachusetts: Edward M. Kennedy

June 1, 2009 - 01:38 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Kennedy, Baucus say 'common ground' on healthcare

Senators Edward M. Kennedy and Max Baucus are trying to rebut several media reports of dissension on a healthcare overhaul. They and their staffs have been working for months on a healthcare overhaul, but according to the reports, Kennedy is...

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May 18, 2009 - 09:56 am
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Kennedy to introduce sick days bill

Senator Edward M. Kennedy plans today to introduce another bill that he has long championed, but that languished under a Republican presidency. The legislation would guarantee paid sick days to workers, as many as seven a year if they, a...

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March 26, 2009 - 11:13 am
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Kennedy, Hutchison call for new war on cancer

Calling for a renewed war on cancer, Senators Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas introduced legislation today designed to improve research and treatment. In a joint article, the two senators point out that since the...

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March 18, 2009 - 12:12 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Service bill passes Senate panel

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee today approved a public service bill with bipartisan backing from panel chairmen Edward M. Kennedy and Orrin Hatch. The legislation, supported by President Obama with his call for more volunteerism, is designed...

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March 10, 2009 - 04:19 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Doctors honor Kennedy

The American Medical Association will present Senator Edward M. Kennedy and seven others with the Dr. Nathan Davis Award For Outstanding Government Service tonight at its National Advocacy Conference in Washington, DC. The award, named for the doctor who founded...

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March 10, 2009 - 03:16 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Kennedy promotes national service bill

Senator Edward M. Kennedy didn't attend today's hearing on a national service bill, which besides healthcare, is probably his most prized legislative priority. But he did have a statement entered into the record before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and...

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March 9, 2009 - 02:56 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Nonprofits need national service boost, report says

National service advocates plan to tell a Senate committee on Tuesday that a surge in volunteerism could be a lifeline for overburdened nonprofit groups. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, whose chairman is Senator Edward M. Kennedy...

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March 9, 2009 - 10:07 am
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Limbaugh draws more partisan fire

A liberal-labor advocacy group has jumped on Rush Limbaugh's latest eyebrow-raising remark --about Senator Edward M. Kennedy's health -- as part of its crusade to tie the conservative radio show host around the neck of the Republican Party. On his...

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March 6, 2009 - 05:48 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Limbaugh: Healthcare bill will be named in Kennedy's memory

Senator Edward M. Kennedy drew a standing ovation when he appeared at the White House healthcare summit on Thursday. But radio show host Rush Limbaugh gave him another kind of greeting today, suggesting that the healthcare bill will be...

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March 6, 2009 - 11:22 am
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Kennedy knighthood legal

By James F. Smith, Globe Staff British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's announcement this week of an honorary knighthood for Senator Edward M. Kennedy prompted some questions about the constitutionality of a member of Congress accepting such an accolade. But according...

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