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There are not many women in their mid 50s who would confidently stride around in a bikini. But Caroline Kennedy hit the beach in St. Barts yesterday and proudly displayed her great figure. The 54-year-old author and member of the Camelot dynasty showed off her toned stomach in a purple two piece and had an idyllic afternoon on the French Caribbean island. She spent time splashing around in the ocean before relaxing on the sand with her husband Edwin Schlossberg, 66, and two of their three children. The couple, who have been married for 25 years but are rarely...

Jackie Kennedy is back, but the world she knew as first lady is gone forever. The woman Mamie Eisenhower said looked "younger than Barbie," the fashion icon who didn't want to wear hats but capitulated at Jack's inauguration with a chic pillbox worn on the back of her head so it wouldn't ruin her bouffant hairdo, the widow who described her husband's administration as Camelot, a romantic notion as fanciful as the legend from which it was based, speaks again through a gossamer haze of pre-feminist politics. The seven-part interview the former first lady gave to historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr.,...

Here's Carline Glick writing about Thursday's terror attacks along the Egyptian border north of Eilat. Since the Palestinian terror war began in 2000, then-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak did almost nothing to prevent massive arms smuggling by Palestinian terror groups through Sinai. The Palestinians - from Hamas, Fatah and Islamic Jihad - were assisted by Sinai Beduin as well as by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and Hezbollah. Mubarak also did next to nothing to prevent human and drug trafficking from Sinai into Israel and Gaza. Mubarak did, however, protect the Egyptian regime's control over Sinai by among other things sealing the...

Wednesday I was featured on IBA's English news magazine Closeup with Leah Zinder. Here's the entire program.

Caroline Schermerhorn, a longtime writer for Envoy Magazine, died of cancer on September 11, 2009. A young wife and mother of six, she was always happy and laughing and cheerfully at the center of so many circles of family, friends, and parish life. That she is gone now is an ache I feel every day; many times throughout the day. I cannot begin to imagine the anguish her husband, children, and family have been experiencing at her loss. I only worked with her. They lived with her. If I feel an ache, the pain they are feeling now must be...

In the end, Caroline Kennedy's teenage children convinced her to get out of the running for the U.S. Senate, a new exposé on America's most storied political family reveals. "Mom, you are above this," older daughter Rose Kennedy Schlossberg, 19, reportedly told her mom last Jan. 21 - hours before Kennedy called Gov. Paterson to end her bid for Hillary Clinton's old Senate seat. The report in Vanity Fair magazine details for the first time what became a pivotal family meeting during which all three of Kennedy's children expressed worry over her sudden detour into electoral politics. Citing an unnamed...

The Vatican has blocked the appointment of Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador, according to reports. Vatican sources told Il Giornale that their support for abortion disqualified Ms Kennedy and other Roman Catholics President Barack Obama had been seeking to appoint. Mr Obama was reportedly seeking to reward John F Kennedy's daughter, who publicly gave her support to his election bid. She had been poised to replace Hillary Clinton as New York senator, but dropped out amid criticism that she lacked enough experience for the job.

Thus far, the young Obama regime has been marred by three major dust-ups relating to three different things: the tax-skipping schemes involving nominees to the Cabinet, the flap over the disposal of his Illinois seat in the Senate, and the disposal of the Senate seat of New York's Hillary Clinton, involving a row among four or more dynasties, in which the Princess of Camelot found herself dissed. Nonetheless, the news that Illinois appointee Roland Burris is now in hot water opens a happy solution: oust the now-tainted Burris from his place in the Senate, and give it to Caroline Kennedy....

An "apoplectic" Kennedy family is seething over the rough treatment that heiress apparent Caroline got from Gov. Paterson's office and is spoiling for revenge, several sources close to the clan have told The Post. "The governor's going to pay for this," said a well-placed Democrat. "Ted is furious. The family is furious. The Kennedys are now against the governor." Among Paterson's offenses was a request that Caroline lie about her unexpected withdrawal for "personal" reasons, according to NY magazine. "You can't withdraw. You've got to stay in this thing, and I'll just not pick you," Paterson reportedly told her over...

<p>Ola, this is Rosa. I am blog you again today because I am look for the job. Because the pinche puta gabacha Senora Kennedy she fire me.</p> <p>Forgive me Guadalupe for to talk like this but I am very very angry. When I blog last time it is because Senora Kennedy, she say "Rosa! Make the blog for my Senator campaign, I have the gown fitting." I say, "but Senora, I no know how to do this blog and have many towels to fold." And then she is angry and say, "I no care, just do this. I am late for appointment at Sachs."</p>

Caroline “Like, You Know” Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, the first Catholic philanderer elected to the nation’s highest office, has been dumped by the Democratic Party, ending her errant quest to fill the Senate seat in New York state vacated by Hillary Clinton. Clinton, a hero of the U.S. military intervention in Bosnia during the 1990s, was yesterday confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the new Secretary of State for the administration of ‘President’ Barack Hussein Obama, the second adolescent boy chosen by the mainstream media to be the American president in the last 20 years. Kennedy,...

Caroline Kennedy has told Gov. Paterson that she is withdrawing her name from consideration to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, The Post has learned.

I voted against him, but my prayers are with President-elect Obama as he takes on the most difficult job in the world.

NEW YORK (CBS) ―Now that Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings are underway, the clock is officially ticking for Gov. David Paterson to pick her successor. There's been much speculation as to who the governor will pick, but he says he wants secrecy in his process. And secrecy he's getting. Even Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a front-runner in the search, wouldn't bite. Just read this exchange he had with CBS 2 HD: CBS 2 HD: "Andrew, have you filled out the questionnaire that everyone has been asked to fill out?" Cuomo: "The governor has a process that he's following and I think...

Ask not, you know, what your country can, like, do for you. Ask what you, um, can, you know, do for your country. After a lifetime of shying away from the public spotlight, Caroline Kennedy asked herself what she could do for her country. Her soft-spoken answer — to follow her father and two uncles and serve in the Senate — got her ripped to shreds in the, you know, press. I know about “you knows.” I use that verbal crutch myself, a bad habit that develops from shyness and reticence about public speaking. I always thought that Caroline and...

For faithful Roman Catholics, the thought of yet another pro-choice Kennedy positioned to campaign for the unlimited right to abortion is discouraging. Yet if Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of Catholics John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, is appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton, abortion-rights advocates will have just such a champion. Ms. Kennedy was so concerned to assure pro-abortion leaders in New York, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Dec. 18, that on the same day Ms. Kennedy telephoned New York Gov. David Patterson to declare interest in the Senate seat, "one of her...

The most important thing to remember when reading this Berkshire Eagle article, "Making the case for Caroline Kennedy," by WAMC Northeast Public Radio CEO, Alan Chartock, is that it was not meant as a satire. However, Chartock's reasons for appointing Caroline Kennedy as senator from New York come off as absolutely hilarious even though he is trying to be completely serious. So enjoy the bellylaughs from inadvertent comedian Chartock (emphasis mine): ...Respectfully, I think David Paterson would be dumb not to appoint Kennedy. Here's my reasoning: She is fabulously wealthy. Some guesstimates have her in the $500 million range. She...

American mothers have always told their children to do well in school, “Because anyone could grow up to be President.” In 1976 they were proved right when a true “anybody” Jimmy Carter was elected President. In November a quintessential “nobody” Barack Obama was elected president. Of course neither of these fakers and pretenders needed nor had any particular qualifications to be president. Democrats rarely do. In filling out his cabinet, Obama has already seen Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico withdraw his name from consideration to be Secretary of Commerce. Richardson’s sticky fingers and propensity for shady dealing are solid...

Making the case for Caroline KennedyBy Alan Chartock Updated: 01/03/2009 10:16:51 AM EST GREAT BARRINGTON I have certainly taken my share abuse for having been one of the first to suggest that Caroline Kennedy would be the perfect person for New York Gov. David Paterson to name to the Senate seat now held by Hillary Clinton. People have come up with lots of reasons for disagreeing with me: The appointment would be too nepotistic; she is not well spoken and says "you know" too much; she hasn't spent enough time in upstate New York; she didn't vote in some elections;...

Rejoice, Ladies !! "The Divine Caroline" may soon be displaying her superior fashion sense in the US Senate !

If you Google "Caroline Kennedy Qualified," you'll come up with about 114,000 websites. Site after site asks, "Is Caroline Kennedy Qualified?" -- to hold Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, that is. New York Republican congressman Peter King, who wants that seat for himself, says there is "no evidence she's qualified

What with all the time spent this year by women and journalists and everyone else obsessing over Sarah Palin's looks and lipsticks and wardrobe, it's hard to believe the absolute dearth of women journalists obsessing over Caroline Kennedy's physical appearance, makeup choices, and hairstyles. Why are her highlights not front-page news? I haven't a clue. Perhaps people are more interested in focusing on her politics. Just kidding! (See also: Tattoogate.) In either case, Fashionista points to Christopher Andersen's hammily titled biography of the Lady Kennedy, Sweet Caroline: Last Child of Camelot, which reveals Caroline's refusal to become Jackie O. 2.0....

Caroline Kennedy, you know, might need, you know, a speech coach, um, if she, you know, wants, um, to be a senator. Um, you know? Kennedy, who gave a flurry of media interviews on Friday and Saturday, revealed some cringing verbal tics that showed her inexperience as a speaker, experts told the Daily News. In a 30-minute session with The News on Saturday, Kennedy punctuated her answers with "you know" more than 200 times. "Um" was fairly constant, too.

Forget the Profiles in Courage award. For this interview yesterday Caroline Kennedy deserves the Profiles in Chutzpah Award. See, JFK’s only surviving child wants Hillary Clinton’s seat in the U.S. Senate, although she has absolutely no qualifications for the position other than her last name, which by the way used to be Schlossberg until last summer. Now all these dreadful, sweaty Albany and D.C. parvenus who actually had to run for political office are complaining about Ms. Kennedy’s ever-so-Kennedy-esque attempt to cut in line ahead of them. So Caroline grants - or should I say, grahhhhnts - an interview to...

Caroline Kennedy said she was "surprised and dismayed" by her own voting record, after failing to cast her pick for the very Senate seat she now hopes to take over.

In an interview with NY1, aspiring New York Senator Caroline Kennedy states her case. "I think that I have relationships in Washington that I would like to put to work," Kennedy told NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter. "I helped run the vice presidential search for Barack Obama. I have a good working relationship with him. I want to be able to be a part of the team that uses all my relationships." Of reports that she had missed voting in several elections, Kennedy said she was “dismayed” to learn that. "There isn’t a good excuse," she said. The oldest daughter...

'Uncle Teddy ' wants Caroline to carry forward the Kennedy legacy London, Dec 22 : Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the assassinated President John F Kennedy, has decided to pursue a Senate seat out of a sense of responsibility to her dying 'Uncle Teddy ' - Senator Edward Kennedy, according to his friends. According to a report in the Times, after his brothers JFK and Robert Kennedy were shot in the 1960s, Senator Edward Kennedy regarded it as his solemn duty to pick up the family's 'fallen standard '. As he battles against an incurable brain tumour, his fervent wish...

For many years, Caroline Kennedy appeared to have an immunity to politics, rare among her family. Why the reluctance? Wasn't the whole point of being a Kennedy to hold some kind of elected office and, anyway, what would happen to all those governorships, congressional seats and Capitol Hill lunch tables if the Kennedys gave up filling them? Caroline, the only surviving child of the late President John F Kennedy, was resolute. Uncomfortable in the public eye, and doubtful of her appetite for the rough and tumble, she preferred the arty, affluent world she could see from the windows of her...

Yet, it seems that she never quite recovered her voice, the voice she muted briefly on that sad autumn day. Until 2008. Somehow, the candidacy of Barack Obama rekindled in her the joy of Camelot, the spring-like promise that had been deferred in Caroline’s heart for 45 years...Caroline Kennedy has made some of us feel young again. In his own way, Barack Obama has, too. This is not, as readers of this blog know, the expression of any partisan view: It's more like a simple expression of unfiltered emotion, one reflecting the generational longings of those who never wanted an...

In 1962, a young Massachusetts man who had barely passed the constitutional age barrier decided to run for the Senate. At the time, one of his brothers was president of the United States; the other brother was attorney general. The air was full of charges about nepotism and dynasties. During a debate, his opponent attacked him with fervor and bitterness, charging that if his name were Edward Moore and not Edward Moore Kennedy, his ``candidacy would be a joke.'' Now that brash cub of a politician is the lion of the Senate -- the lion in winter, as he is...

I first met Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. Returning from a visit to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, I stopped in the press center and found her talking with New York Times columnist Frank Rich, who introduced us. I told her I had just been to the library and saw her doll collection. We had a brief conversation during which I noticed something missing: pretentiousness. Like many Americans my age, I first “met” Caroline when she was a child. The image of her in those black-and-white photos holding her father’s hand and riding...

"I don't know what Caroline Kennedy's qualifications are. Except that she has name recognition, but so does J-Lo." -- Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y. WASHINGTON -- Right idea, wrong argument. The problem with Caroline Kennedy's presumption to Hillary Clinton's soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat is not lack of qualification or experience. The Senate houses lots of inexperienced rookies -- wealthy businessmen, sports stars, even the occasional actor. The problem is Kennedy's sense of entitlement. Given her rather modest achievements, she is trading entirely on pedigree. I hate to be a good government scold, but wasn't the American experiment a rather firm renunciation of...

Kennedy Takes A Beating From Upstate Media Reporters Jump All Over Mostly Silent Princess Of Camelot; Mayor Of Syracuse Doesn't Offer Endorsement Who Should Get Senate Gig? Siena Poll: Cuomo 26, Kennedy 23 Reporting Marcia Kramer NEW YORK (CBS) Caroline Kennedy took a page from Hillary Clinton's playbook and began an upstate listening tour On Wednesday. The road trip included stops in Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo to help convince Gov. David Paterson and voters she's the one to replace Clinton in the U.S. Senate. But it was a tough crowd. The black SUV pulled up to Syracuse city hall Wednesday...

Does the mere fact of being a Kennedy qualify Caroline Kennedy to be anointed to the United States Senate? If New York Gov. David Paterson wants to appoint a senator distinguished by global star appeal, a long family tradition of public service, royal bloodlines and obvious availability, it's easy to think of the perfect candidate. Caroline Kennedy? That's setting his sights too low. If I were him, I'd put in a call to the Prince of Wales. Really, what assets does Jack Kennedy's daughter have that the son of Elizabeth II doesn't? Both owe their prominence entirely to their ancestry....

Spare a thought for New York — where Caroline Kennedy wants a sit-down with Governor David Paterson, with the aim of claiming Hillary Clinton’s soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat. Is there anything wrong with that picture? Well, let’s imagine for a moment that it’s not New York State we’re talking about, but some province – call it the State of Banana — in some nameless republic rife with dynastic politics. Here’s a sample of the politics: Eight years ago, a Senate seat from the Banana State was won by the wife of a sitting president of the republic. That wife had never...

What really draws me to the notion of Caroline as senator, though, is the modern-fairy-tale quality of it all. Like many women my age -- I'm a few months younger than she -- Caroline has always been part of my consciousness: The lucky little girl with a pony and an impossibly handsome father. The stoic little girl holding her mother's hand at her father's funeral. The sheltered girl, whisked away from a still-grieving country by a mother trying to shield her from prying eyes. In this fairy tale, Caroline is our tragic national princess. She is not locked away in...

If Barack Obama makes it to the White House, Britain seems set to have its first Kennedy as American Ambassador to the Court of St James's since JFK's father, Joe. Mandrake hears that it will be payback for Caroline Kennedy JFK's only surviving child and a power broker in the Democratic Party, for being such an enthusiastic cheerleader for Obama. "I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them," she declared. "But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president – not...

Dear Caroline, We've never met, so I hope you don't find this letter too presumptuous or inappropriate. As its contents involve the public's business, I am sending this to you via the public on the Internet. I knew your brother John. He was a great guy, and I know he would've had a ball during this thrilling and historic election year. We all miss him dearly. Barack Obama selected you to head up his search for a vice presidential candidate. It appears we may be just days (hours?) away from learning who that choice will be. The media is reporting...

Here's the text of Moore's missive: Dear Caroline, We've never met, so I hope you don't find this letter too presumptuous or inappropriate. As its contents involve the public's business, I am sending this to you via the public on the Internet. I knew your brother John. He was a great guy, and I know he would've had a ball during this thrilling and historic election year. We all miss him dearly. ... The media is reporting that Senator Obama has narrowed his alternatives to three men: Joe Biden, Evan Bayh and Tim Kaine. They're all decent fellows, but they...

...some key Democrats want for Sen. Barack Obama's No. 2: his veep search aide, Caroline Kennedy. {snip} ...adds one fan of the idea: "Caroline is the good Kennedy." {snip} There's recent precedent. President Bush picked his vice presidential search team leader, Dick Cheney.

In a TODAY show exclusive, Sens. Ted Kennedy and Barack Obama speak with Matt Lauer about the Kennedy endorsement....Kennedy parsed his support for Obama over long-time friend Sen. Hillary Clinton. “I have great respect for President Clinton and great respect for Senator Clinton,” Kennedy said, sitting alongside Obama. “But this race really isn’t about President Clinton. It’s a race of enormous importance and consequence for our country... Obama, meanwhile, was eager to reach new voters. “I have to make my case,” Obama told Lauer from Capitol Hill. “But obviously Ted Kennedy allows some people to listen who might not have...

 Jan. 29, 2008... based on the following news stories: Ted Kennedy backs Obama for president Caroline Kennedy endorses Obama       This cartoon/graphic is free for noncommercial use in emails, blogs, and forums.  iowapresidentialwatch.com

OVER the years, I’ve been deeply moved by the people who’ve told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president. This sense is even more profound today. That is why I am supporting a presidential candidate in the Democratic primaries, Barack Obama...

The heart-rending complete speech of Carolyn Glick This speech by Caroline Glick, Deputy Managing Editor, Jerusalem Post, was delivered at the annual dinner of the Zionist Organization of America at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City December 11, 2005 upon her receiving the Ben Hecht Award for Excellence in Journalism for the Middle East. Good evening. Thank you so much. It is really wonderful to be here in New York with all of you tonight. Thank you. I want to thank Mort Klein and the ZOA Board of Directors for honoring me with this prestigious award. Ben Hecht...

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Cole said Miller made a veiled threat to Funk, reminding him the state of Maryland does business with the law firm. Miller was one of five people on the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Committee, whose map mostly was followed by Gov. Parris Glendening for the 2002, 2006 and 2010 elections.