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LEAST LIKELY TO BE INVITED HOME FOR THANKSGIVING The Kennedys have been defeated in only two general-election races, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend lost both of them--a 1986 bid for Congress and this year's fight for Maryland Governor. Bob Ehrlich beat her to become the state's first Republican chief executive since Spiro Agnew...
...Kathleen was supposed to be the Kennedy for folks who don't even like Kennedys! Earnest and unglamorous, smart and hardworking, with a blameless private life, she doled out the family charm in responsible, measured amounts. She married young and even took her husband's last name, which is an antipatriarchal thing to do if your own last name is Kennedy...
...most impressive losses of the election. Comptroller Carl McCall lost to Governor George Pataki by 16 percentage points. In North Carolina, former Clinton chief of staff Erskine Bowles wouldn't even let the former Chief Executive visit. Where Clinton did go, candidates like Maryland's Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Massachusetts' Shannon O'Brien lost. In Florida, where Clinton went to help Bill McBride, who was still within striking distance of Governor Jeb Bush, the ex-President failed decisively to get out the vote. Turnout actually dropped 17% from 1994, the last Democratic gubernatorial...
...JAPAN'S OPHELIA If you are curious about the legend of Okichi, this site, put out by Japan-based academic Kathleen Kitao, discerns fact from fiction and gives a web view of all the spots dedicated to Shimoda's most famous daughter, including where to find her grave...
...Maryland Kennedy-Townsend vs. Ehrlich Initially it looked as though Kathleen Kennedy-Townsend would walk away with this race, playing on her name and her much-praised tenure as Lt. Governor. But Bob Ehrlich has run a strong campaign, and the latest polls put them in a dead heat...