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Caroline Kennedy: I’m the Best for Senate Post

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2008 Caroline Kennedy, at the very least, has her own vote when it comes to who she thinks would be the best pick for Hillary Clinton's Senate seat in the likely event that the New York Democrat is officially approved as Barack Obama's secretary of state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Another Sen. Kennedy in the Works?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2008 It seems inevitable that Caroline Kennedy would eventually follow the siren call of politics to the point of making her own bid for a Senate seat. It's even more fitting that, if she is selected by New York Gov. David A. Paterson, Kennedy will inherit the post from Sen. Hillary Clinton, a member of another Democratic dynasty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Brings Up Assassination

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2008 Addressing the issue of whether she should drop out of the presidential race -- and, if so, when -- Sen. Hillary Clinton pointed to the assassination of Robert Kennedy in June 1968 in defending her refusal to quit. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

War in Iraq, Poverty in America

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Aug 15, 2007 Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. both understood the relationship between war abroad and poverty at home -- an insight, says Boyarsky, that the nation sorely needs right now. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )