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Robert F Kennedy on the Vietnam War (Humint Events Online)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:47:00 GMT

Can you imagine any major politician saying this today-- even though it still rings true? ... Kennedy made a speech where he raised the issue of morality and the Vietnam War: “ Although the world’s imperfection may call forth the act of war, righteousness cannot obscure the agony and pain those acts bring to a single child. It is we who live in abundance and send our young men out to die. It...

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Robert F. Kennedy and the 82 Days That Inspired America (History News Network)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:16:38 GMT

... with new social programs, draconian law enforcement, or both. But only one candidate, Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York, recognized the moral wounds and promised to heal them. Days after announcing his candidacy on March 16, he accused President Lyndon Johnson’s administration of abandoning “the generous impulses that are the soul of this nation” and said he was running to offer...

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The busboy and Robert F. Kennedy (FLA Politics - Front Page)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:41:14 GMT

Via the New York Times this morning: "columnist Steve Lopez, writing in The Los Angeles Times about Juan Romero, the busboy who knelt down to help Robert F. Kennedy after he was shot at the Ambassador Hotel." “People were six and seven deep,” Juan says, but he got close enough to stick out his hand. As Kennedy grabbed it, Juan heard a bang and felt a flash of heat against his face....

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Robert F. Kennedy on the Mindless Menace of Violence Forty Years Later (Settle It Now Negotiation Blog)

vpynchon@settlenow.com (Victoria Pynchon) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:47:50 GMT

If you are of a certain age, you will vividly recall where you were forty years ago when you learned that the unthinkable had happend -- another Kennedy brother had been shot. I was fifteen years old. The insistent ring of the telephone broke into my sleep in the early morning hours of June 6, 1968. It was my friend the [now] author and journalist Cathy Scott saying, "Kennedy's been...

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Robert F. Kennedy's Contested Legacy (Progressive Viewpoints)

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:09:12 GMT

Re: Robert F. Kennedy's Contested Legacy: [Robert F. Kennedy] lamented the loss of a higher purpose for America: “The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play,” he said. “It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages; the...

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Robert F. Kennedy Memorial (The Rev. Chuck Currie)

chuck.currie@gmail.com (Chuck Currie, M.Div.) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:51:56 GMT

America marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Robert Kennedy this week. If you want a way to honor his legacy consider becoming a supporter of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial. Since its inception in 1968, The Robert F....

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle: Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report (The Huffington Post)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:15:28 GMT

Bush Admits U.S. 'learning as we go' in Iraq, Afghanistan President Bush admitted during his commencement address at the Air Force Academy last week that...

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Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) (After W)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:10:11 GMT

Forty years ago today, Robert Francis Kennedy was gunned down shortly after midnight. His assassination was one of our nation’s darkest moments, but RFK’s legacy lives on and inspires Americans young and old to this day. Here’s a look at what some are saying about Robert F. Kennedy on this 40th anniversary of his tragic death [...]

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Robert F. Kennedy: A Californian Reflects on His 1968 Campaign and Message of Hope and Reconciliation (California Progress Report)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:46:02 GMT

... ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” - Robert F. Kennedy In the midst of a history making presidential campaign in 2008, many Americans will pause and reflect today and tomorrow, marking the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, after his triumph in the California presidential primary...

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ROBERT F. KENNEDY'S DEATH: 40 YEARS LATER From RFK, a living legacy (Baltimore Sun)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

His idealistic example lingers as an inspiration Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is still moved by the strangers who approach her to describe how her father, Robert F. Kennedy, inspired them. Notable Marylanders are pointing to his legacy of social justice, integrity and courage as an enduring inspiration for their lives and deeds.

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Robert F. Kennedy (Minor Wisdom)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:54:49 GMT

Today is the 40th anniversary of Bobby Kennedy’s assassination. Here is a video to commemorate his life and death.

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40 years ago today, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated by a Palestinian (Eye On The World)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:29:00 GMT

On June 4, 1968, Kennedy scored a major victory when he won the California primary. He addressed his supporters in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968 in a ballroom at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He left the ballroom through a service area to greet supporters working in the hotel's kitchen. In a crowded kitchen passageway, Sirhan Sirhan , a 24-year-old Palestinian, opened fire with...

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No Mention That Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy [News Hounds] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:23:13 GMT

Neil Cavuto didn't say a word. What does that tell ya?...

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Robert F. Kennedy (Achenblog)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:54:13 GMT

From a speech he gave in 1966 (repeated by his younger brother at RFK's funeral): "... surely we can begin to work a little harder to bind up the wounds among us and to become in our own hearts brothers and countrymen once again. The answer is to rely on youth -- not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of imagination, a predominance of...Please click on the title to...

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Robert F. Kennedy Assassination: 40 Years Later (FREEDOM EDEN)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:42:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend still doesn't like to talk publicly about her memories of the June 6, 1968, death of her father, Robert F. Kennedy. But she clearly remembers—and freely talks about—the letter her father gave her the day her uncle, President John F. Kennedy, was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in 1963 after he was assassinated. Her father...

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Since I'm too lazy to wrote anything, why not a word from Robert F. Kennedy (Reel Fanatic)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:32:00 GMT

I guess one of the many advantages of not running for president is that I can hopefully think and talk about the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy without getting into any hot water. As some may already know, RFK was assassinated 40 years ago today in California, in what was obviously a horrendous act by Sirhan Sirhan. In a tender yet bitter bit of irony, he gave what I (and I'm hardly...

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Robert F. Kennedy (NewMexiKen)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:28:04 GMT

. . . was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan early on this date 40 years ago. The 42-year-old brother of assassinated president John Kennedy, father of 11, died the next day. Read the story from The New York Times. Sirhan’s snubnosed .22-caliber Iver Johnson Cadet model revolver, which wounded five individuals in [...]

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Robert F Kennedy, November 20, 1925-June 6, 1968 (Blog for Democracy)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:54:19 GMT

Words to live by: "Few will have the greatness to bend history; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation ... It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is thus shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against...

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Robert F. Kennedy Funeral Train (American Presidents Blog)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:17:00 GMT

Their is an online gallery of Paul Fusco's photos from the train that took the body of RFK from New York to Washington. It is at Robert F. Kennedy Funeral Train . From the site: On Saturday afternoon, June 8, Kennedy's body, as President Lincoln's 103 years before, was carried by a funeral train from New York to Washington. As they had for Lincoln, many thousands - perhaps, for...

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Today in history: Robert F. Kennedy's assassination (Providence Journal)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:24:14 GMT

On this day in 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested. Kennedy is the uncle of U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy and brother...

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