Tag Archives: Rep. Patrick Kennedy

Political Consultancy groups smell the chum in the water

Ever since Scott Brown’s historic come from behind upset of Massachusetts Democrat Martha Coakley, the Shawmut Group of political consultants have been one of the hottest commodities in the business. They are the group that helped Scott formulate the message that obviously resonated with the voters in the Bay State. Now word comes that the [...]

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Patrick Kennedy won’t seek reelection

By:  John Bresnahan and Jonathan Martin Rhode Island Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy, the son of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, will announce on Friday that he is retiring, according to Democratic insiders. Kennedy, 42, was first elected to the House in 1994. His departure will leave Congress without a Kennedy for the first time [...]

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2010: The Democrat Resignation Year

We’re losing track, so many Democratic incumbents have resigned instead of seeking another term later this year.  It’s even tending on Twitter after Patrick Kennedy threw in the towel. Let’s open the phone lines and ask, Why are so many falling on the sword? Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell [...]

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It’s Not the Kennedy Seat, Take Two

By:  Kathryn Lopez No seat belongs to the Kennedys, not even in the House of Representatives. Announcing his candidacy on the same day that Sen. Scott Brown took his oath as successor to Edward M. Kennedy in the U.S. Senate, John Loughlin, a former lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve who was deployed to [...]

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Kennedy: Barred from Communion

By: John E. Mulligan WASHINGTON — Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has forbidden Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy to receive the Roman Catholic sacrament of Holy Communion because of his advocacy of abortion rights, the Rhode Island Democrat said Friday. “The bishop instructed me not to take Communion and said that he has instructed the diocesan [...]

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