Alito Assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of Respect for Roe v. Wade, Diary Says

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Ted Kennedy: A Life is a must-read for anyone interested in the politics of our era. The book explores how Kennedy's grief over his brothers' deaths motivated him. It also offers an look at Senate politics that at times rivals Robert Caro's multi-part biography of Lyndon Johnson.

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Review: 'Ted Kennedy' sweeping account of senator's life

Biographer John A. Farrell looks at the complicated legacy of a political giant in “Ted Kennedy: A Life." In his review, The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo calls the book a sweeping look at the life of the late Massachusetts senator…

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Review: 'Ted Kennedy' sweeping account of senator's life

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Los Angeles Times

Review: Ted Kennedy, in a new biography, is better — and worse — than you thought

John A. Farrell's new biography, 'Ted Kennedy: A Life,' unearths new information about Chappaquiddick in a warts-and-all portrait of the late senator.

3 months ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Boston Herald

Review: ‘Ted Kennedy’ sweeping account of senator’s life

“Ted Kennedy: A Life,” by John A. Farrell (Penguin Press)In his new biography of Ted Kennedy, John A. Farrell describes a letter Joseph Kennedy sent his youngest son telling the teenager he had to choose between a serious or non-serious life.“I’ll still love you which ever choice you make,” the elder Kennedy wrote. “But if you decide to have a non-serious life, I won’t have much time for you.”

3 months ago·Boston, United States

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Political Wire

Samuel Alito Assured Kennedy He Respected Roe v. Wade

Justice Samuel Alito, who was seeking Senate confirmation for his nomination to the Supreme Court, assured Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) — who memorialized the conversation in his private diary — that he respected the legal precedent of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 court decision that legalized abortion, the New York Times reports.Kennedy still wasn’t convinced and voted against Alito’s confirmation. Ted Kennedy: A Life Amazon Kindle EditionFarrell, …

3 months ago·New York, United States

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