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Rep. Patrick Kennedy Calls Media 'Despicable'

Mar 10th 2010 – 8:07PM
C-SPAN / AP

C-SPAN / AP

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 clichés 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 — despite clocking up 12 penalty points.

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