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Kennedy Will Not Return for Fall Session
HYANNIS PORT, Mass. - September 07, 2008 - Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) will stay at home as Congress reconvenes for the fall "lame duck" session this week. Kennedy is undergoing treatment for brain cancer. An aide to the senator issued this statement:

"As Senator Kennedy said two weeks ago in Denver, he intends to be on the floor of the United States Senate next January when we begin to write the next great chapter of American progress. Senator Kennedy's doctors are pleased with his progress so far and have recommended that he continue to work from home through the fall."


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Councilor Turner Says He's Locked Out Of Office
BOSTON (November 21, 2008) Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner says the City Council president has locked him out of his office after getting arrested on federal corruption charges.
Some Roxbury Residents Shocked By City Councilor Turner's Arrest
BOSTON (November 21, 2008) Some Boston residents are shocked and dismayed by City Councilor Chuck Turner's arrest on federal corruption charges.
Turner Previously Linked to Wilkerson Case
BOSTON (November 21, 2008) Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner, arrested Friday by the FBI, had previously been linked to the federal investigation into public corruption involving former State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson.
Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner, seen in an undercover video still, allegedly accepts a cash bribe from an FBI informant. Turner was arrested Friday on federal corruption charges. <strong><a href="/news/2008/turner/turner-exhibits.pdf">See the images (PDF)</a></strong>Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner Arrested In Connection With Dianne Wilkerson Case
BOSTON (November 21, 2008) FBI agents arrested Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner after he was allegedly videotaped taking a $1,000 bribe from an undercover agent in an expanding investigation into corruption at City Hall and the Massachusetts Statehouse.


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