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According to quotes from the tape cited by The New York Times, Kennedy is heard speaking with his aides and staffers about the growing tension with Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett over allowing James H. Meredith, a black student, to attend the University of Mississippi...

Author: By Prateek Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kennedy Tapes Revealed | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...pique their interest. Among the guests who will be joining him over Memorial Day are former G.O.P. candidate Mitt Romney, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, and Florida governor Charlie Crist. Two other Senators, Connecticut's Joe Lieberman and South Carolina's Lindsey Graham, are also expected to show. Former Arkansas Gov. and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who will be on a cruise with his wife on their 34th wedding anniversary, will not be able to attend, along with Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, who has other obligations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Keys to McCain's VP Pick | 5/23/2008 | See Source »

...Clinton and Obama have both pledged to support self-determination for Puerto Rico, which appeals to both parties, although Obama has suggested that he supports a constitutional assembly to address the issue, a bit of a shout-out to commonwealthers. Obama has snagged the endorsement of Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila, who presides over the commonwealth party's machine, and is running for reelection even though he's under indictment for campaign finance violations, allegations which he denies. But commonwealthers like former Gov. Carlos Romero Barcelo support Clinton, as does Senate President and statehooder Kenneth McClintock, while the statehooder vying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Campaign for Puerto Rico | 5/23/2008 | See Source »

...life science plan is the brainchild of Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78, who proposed it last year as a means to ensure the long-term competitiveness of Massachusetts’ vaunted life sciences industry. California, for example, which has a burgeoning biotechnology sector of its own, is devoting $3 billion to stem cell research over the next 10 years...

Author: By Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Leaders Call for Flexible Funding | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

...last week, McCain announced he would bring most of the troops in Iraq home by 2013. During the Florida primary, however, he chided Gov. Mitt Romney for saying the President and his generals should have private “timetables” to measure progress. Romney didn’t offer a public date for withdrawal, yet McCain accused him of wanting to “wave the white flag.” So what’s he doing...

Author: By Brian J. Bolduc | Title: The Maverick in the Arena | 5/19/2008 | See Source »

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