BOSTON — Paul G. Kirk Jr., the man was appointed to serve as interim senator to replace the late Edward M. Kennedy, has also been named as the executor of his will.
BOSTON — The late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s new memoir, “True Compass,” provides an inside look at some of the most formative times in the senator’s life. Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin was a long-time family friend of Ted Kennedy’s. She spoke to us from her home about the book and its insights into Kennedy’s life and legacy.
BOSTON — In “True Compass,” the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy describes how he found comfort in his family and its traditions. Later in life, he revived those traditions, especially with visits to Massachusetts landmarks such as Paul Revere’s House and Walden Pond. We discuss Kennedy’s memoir with its editor, Jonathan Karp.
BOSTON, MA — Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card will not seek the Senate seat that was held by Ted Kennedy. Card released a statement Friday night that said after careful consideration, a run for the Senate was, “not in the best interest of my family.” Card quickly threw his support to state Senator Scott Brown of Wrentham
BOSTON — With solemn words and bittersweet memories, the Senate paused Thursday to remember Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s nearly five decades in Congress and his passionate commitment to health care reform.
BOSTON — The text of the letter from Senator Edward M. Kennedy referenced by President Obama in Wednesday’s address on health care reform to a Joint Session of Congress.
BOSTON — The former six-term congressman says he cares about those seeking decent housing, fair wages and health care. But he added, “The best way for me to contribute to those causes is by continuing my work at Citizens Energy Corp.”
BOSTON — Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Thursday she will run as a Democratic candidate in the special election to succeed the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, declaring the state has had a “crisis of confidence” following Kennedy’s death last week.
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Sen. John Kerry made his first appearance before Massachusetts residents since Sen. Edward M. Kennedy died, pledging that he would carry on Kennedy’s fight for health care.
NEW YORK — In a posthumous memoir, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy writes of fear and remorse surrounding the fateful events on Chappaquiddick Island in 1969, when his car accident left a woman dead, and says he accepted the finding that a lone gunman assassinated his brother President John F. Kennedy.
BOSTON — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says he has “some interest” in running for the Massachusetts Senate seat vacated by the death of Democrat Edward M. Kennedy.
BOSTON — A little known political shuffle in 1984 gave Massachusetts a leg up on other states in the U.S. Senate
BOSTON — The voting rights group MassVOTE is organizing supporters behind a proposal to allow the governor to appoint an interim senator until a special election is held to fill the seat left vacant by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Legislature has set a hearing for next week on a bill that would allow the governor to appoint an interim senator to fill Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s seat. The sponsor of the proposal, state Rep. Robert Koczera, a Democrat from New Bedford, spoke to WBUR’s Bob Oakes about the plan.
BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has taken out papers to run for the Senate seat vacated by the late Edward M. Kennedy.
