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Kathy Ireland: The Tragic Shortfall in Down Syndrome Research

Courtesy Kathy Ireland Kathy Ireland (Oct. 11) -- Three months ago, my niece Polly was born. In the short time since, she's already undergone one extensive surgery to repair two holes in heart. And we've now learned that she has one additional opening on her heart that may or may not close without further surgery. Like...

Late Edward Kennedy's Son Patrick Writing Memoir

NEW YORK (Oct. 5) -- Rhode Island U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, is writing a memoir. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Tuesday that Kennedy's "Coming Clean" is planned for next fall. The publisher says Kennedy, who has struggled with depression and alcohol and drug addiction, will write...

How Serious Is the European Terror Alert?

PARIS (Oct. 4) -- How frightened should American travelers be following the State Department's alert on "the potential for terrorist attacks in Europe?" The answer: The worries are serious, but the threat may be less dire than headlines suggest. In Paris, military and police patrols today appeared more sporadic than...

Gay Candidates for Congress Draw Interest, Hope

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (Sept. 14) - Laure Rondeau, an 82-year-old Catholic, supports Providence Mayor David Cicilline for Congress because he wants to get the troops out of Afghanistan and says Washington is losing sight of what's happening to regular people. The sexual orientation of the openly gay mayor doesn't figure into...

Rep. Patrick Kennedy Calls Media 'Despicable'

WASHINGTON (March 10) -- U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy is blasting the news media as "despicable," accusing them of ignoring the war in Afghanistan even as troops continue to die there. The Rhode Island Democrat shouted, pointed and waved his arms excitedly during a speech on the House floor Wednesday on U.S. policy in...

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05/19/12 Urban entertainment districts: Blocks where no one has... Source: Salon.com If you took all the clichÃ©s about horrible urban design and shoved them into 75 acres, you'd probably end up with something pretty close to Dallas' Victory Park. A pre-planned billion-dollar collection of imposing hyper-modern monumental structures, high-end chain stores, enormous video screens, expensive restaurants, a sports arena and tons of parking, completely isolated from the rest of the city by a pair of freeways, Victory Park is like the schizophrenic dream of some power-hungry capitalist technocrat.
05/18/12 Paddy Power is ready for move to online poker in US,... Source: Irish Independent PADDY Power chief executive Patrick Kennedy insisted yesterday that the internet bookie is not in danger of being left behind in the United States as a number of states there move closer to legalising online poker.
05/17/12 UPDATE 2-Paddy Power happy to take long term view on... Source: Reuters Irish bookmaker Paddy Power brushed aside any concerns that the deepening euro zone crisis could hurt its entry into the Italian online market, saying it was taking a term long view it was confident would pay off.
05/04/12 Chafee, Kennedy to host health forum Source: FOX - WPRI 12 - East Providence RI The Governor and former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy are hosting a mental health round table discussion with a top federal mental health official Friday.
04/30/12 Sick partner and children spare motorist from ban Source: Burton Mail - Burton upon Trent - Staffordshire - UK A FATHER-of-three has kept his driving licence â despite clocking up 12 penalty points.