Category Archives: Died

No pardon for Billy the Kid

By doris | Published: January 1, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico will not pardon legendary Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid in the death of a law enforcement officer more than a century ago, he said Friday. Richardson made the announcement on ABC’s “Good Morning America” the same day he leaves office. The issue [...]

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Arlington Cemetery scandals prompt dismissals

By doris | Published: June 16, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – A number of scandals at Arlington National Cemetery, including one in which a service member’s body was buried on top of another, cost the top two administrators their jobs, Pentagon officials said Thursday. Army Secretary John McHugh announced that Arlington National’s superintendent, John Metzler, would be relieved of his [...]

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Alexander Haig, former secretary of state, dies

By doris | Published: February 21, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, a four-star general who served as a top adviser to three presidents and had presidential ambitions of his own, died Saturday of complications from an infection, his family said. He was 85. Haig’s long and decorated military career launched the Washington career for [...]

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Former White House press secretary Jody Powell dead at 65

By doris | Published: September 15, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Former White House press secretary Jody Powell has died, a spokesman for the Carter Center said Monday. Powell, 65, died Monday of an apparent heart attack, Carter Center spokesman Tony Clark told CNN. “I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Jody Powell,” said Robert Gibbs, press [...]

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Commentary: Acts of kindness are the way to mark 9/11

By doris | Published: September 11, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com NEW YORK (CNN) — The upcoming eighth anniversary of the attacks of September 11 raises a compelling question for millions of Americans: How should we best observe this uniquely tragic day in our nation’s history? Surely, it should not be a holiday. This is no time for days off from work [...]

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Former Rep. Joseph Kennedy nixes Senate bid

By doris | Published: September 8, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com BOSTON – Former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, announced Monday he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat held for nearly 50 years by his late uncle, Edward M. Kennedy. The decision was certain to widen the race for the Democratic nomination. In [...]

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Massachusetts AG takes steps to run for Kennedy’s seat

By doris | Published: September 2, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, a Democrat, has taken the first step to run for Ted Kennedy’s empty Senate seat. Brian McNiff, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Secretary of State, confirms to CNN a representative for Coakley picked up nomination papers for the race earlier Tuesday. Coakley will now [...]

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Kennedy remembered as an advocate for all

By doris | Published: August 30, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com “There is a new wave of change all around us, and if we set our compass true, we will reach our destination — not merely victory for our party, but renewal for our nation,” Kennedy said on August 25, 2008. “And this November, the torch will be passed again to a [...]

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Ted Kennedy memorialized by family, friends

By doris | Published: August 29, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com An estimated 45,000 people filed past the Democratic legend’s flag-draped casket at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library before the event. Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd, who has tried to shepherd Kennedy’s signature cause of universal health care through the Senate this year, summed up his appeal in three words: “People liked [...]

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Analyst: Post-Kennedy health care bill may be more sweeping

By doris | Published: August 28, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Ironically, his death might bring about a change of tactics that would help reach the goal he was unable to achieve in life, one veteran political analyst says. “Kennedy’s departure may in fact increase the chances that we get a more sweeping health care bill,” American Enterprise Institute analyst Norman Ornstein [...]

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Kennedy’s seat may remain empty for months

By doris | Published: August 27, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — It may be months before Edward Kennedy’s Senate seat is filled, following his death at the age of 77 on Tuesday. The seat may remain in Kennedy hands. His sons, Edward Kennedy Jr. and Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island, have been mentioned as possible successors, as has his [...]

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Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy dead at 77

By doris | Published: August 26, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com “We’ve lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever,” a family statement said. “We thank everyone who gave him care and support over this last year, and everyone who stood [...]

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