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...Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Mass.) announced last Friday that he will not seek reelection to his congressional seat and will leave Washington next January to return to work for a nonprofit Boston company he founded...
...Once the ranking Kennedy of the next generation, the Massachusetts congressman said today he would not seek reelection, but would pursue public service through the private sector. Having been deeply affected by the death of his brother Michael in a skiing accident in January, he also said he planned to spend more time with his family...
...resortturned 20th-century tourist town" located on Mt.Desert's eastern shore--is a source of immenseentertainment and deserves to be explored,especially the restaurants. One can't leavewithout a plate of fiery red lobster or bowl ofthick chowder. Bar Harbor can be unduly expensive,so it's best to seek shelter on the quieter westside, known as Southwest Harbor. The AcadiaNational Park offers easy as well as rigoroushiking trails with scenic lake and mountain views.Bikes and canoes can also be rented...
...Acid Tests swirled around the stark realities of American power, and the decade found its signature moments: a flower in a gun barrel, a Defense Secretary scowling out a Pentagon window at the hippies trying to levitate his fortress. When Lyndon Johnson announced that he would not seek re-election, in March 1968, he was tacitly admitting that the freaks might be right. Suddenly, Richard Nixon was President, and millions of people--many of them middle-aged and middle American--were marching not only to end the war but to remind Nixon that his power sprang from their will...
...that journalism can be, at its best, a noble endeavor. It can make people think--and make them think differently. It can be empowering and liberating. And, of course, it can be fun and exciting. That's what Luce sought to impart in his new magazine, and what we seek to impart in our new one each week...