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Ted Kennedy and his political family – the New Generation.

maddy — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:02:00 +0000

Today Ted Kennedy’s family is still involved in politics, especially his son, Patrick J. Kennedy.

In 1988, when Patrick was just 21 years old, he won a seat in the Rhode Island State Assembly. He was, at the time, still a student at Providence College.

In 1994, Kennedy, the younger, set his sights on a national office. He ran for, and won the race for Rhode Island’s first congressional district.

Similar to his father, Patrick Kennedy serves on the House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Committee and is an advocate for affordable health care.

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Ted Kennedy’s Family, and Cancer.

maddy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:05:53 +0000

As we all know, Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. This isn’t the first time that he and his family has had to deal with Cancer – and no, it’s not his parents, or siblings who have battled the disease, it’s his children.

In 1973, when he was just 12 years old, bone cancer was discovered in the right leg of Edward M. Kennedy, Jr. The type of cancer was believed to be very aggressive, and, at that time there were not as many treatment options. His right leg was amputated to combat the disease.

In 1988, Kennedy’s youngest son, Patrick, had a tumor (albeit non-cancerous) removed from his spine and spent a month in the hospital recovering.

In 2002, Kara Kennedy Allen, Kennedy’s daughter and oldest child, was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. The prognosis was not good. Ms. Allen credits her father with finding a doctor who would preform surgery – and she is now cancer free.

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Ted Kennedy’s Family Matters.

maddy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:13:34 +0000

In 1958 Edward Moore Kennedy married Virginia Joan Bennett (Joan) in Bronxville, NY. Ted and Joan Kennedy have 3 children together: Kara Anne (Allen), born in 1960; Edward M. Kennedy, Jr., born in 1961; and, Patrick J. Kennedy, born in 1967.

Ted and Joan divorced in 1982.

Ten years later, on July 3, 1992, Ted married Victoria Reggie. Reggie was, at the time a lawyer in Washington, D.C. and she now works with numerous charities, including, Common Sense about Kids and Guns, of which she is the president and founder. Mrs. Kennedy has two children by a previous marriage, Curran and Caroline.

Ted’s daughter, Kara, married Michael Allen in 1990. The couple has 2 children, Grace and Max.

Teddy, Jr. married Katherine Gershman in 1993. They also have 2 children, Kiley Elizabeth and Edward M. Kennedy, III.

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