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Networks Ignore Missouri Voters’ Rejection of ObamaCare, Instead Celebrate Obama’s Birthday

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

In the first voter referendum on ObamaCare, Missourians on Tuesday overwhelmingly (by 71 to 29 percent) backed Proposition C which called upon the state to enact a statute to “deny the government authority to penalize citizens for refusing to purchase private health insurance,” an outcome the St. Louis Post-Dispatch described as “rebuking President Barack Obama’s administration.” On Wednesday night, however, the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts skipped the bad news for President Obama – yet all found time to celebrate his 49th birthday.   (The Missouri repudiation of a central tenet of ObamaCare came a day after another setback for ObamaCare which the newscasts also ignored: A federal district judge in Richmond rejected the Obama administration’s quest to block Virginia’s lawsuit challenging Congress’ jurisdiction to mandate individuals buy health insurance.) “At the White House today, they sang to the President,” ABC anchor Diane Sawyer touted over a graphic which declared it Obama’s “Big Day.” Viewers were treated to one stanza of “Happy birthday to you!” before Sawyer related: “He says we’ve watched him go gray, and the photographs since the campaign do show a little speckle in that hair.” With his wife and one daughter in Spain and the other daughter at camp, “the President [is] flying solo tonight, heading to Chicago to spend his 49th birthday as a bachelor, with only ‘First Dog’ Bo to keep him company,” NBC’s Savannah Guthrie sulked, though “Mr. Obama did get a serenade from winners of citizen medals he handed out at the White House today.” After reciting Michelle Obama’s extravagant resort destination in Spain, Guthrie ended on a heartwarming note: And we can report tonight that the President got two calls today. Mrs. Obama and Sasha called from Spain, and Malia, who’s on that summer camp sleep-away camp for a few weeks, gets just one call during that time at camp. She saved it for today and called her father to wish him happy birthday. From the Wednesday night, August 4 newscasts: ABC’s Word News: DIANE SAWYER: At the White House today, they sang to the President. VIDEO OF GROUP: Happy birthday to you! SAWYER: It is his birthday. He is now 49. He says we’ve watched him go gray, and the photographs since the campaign do show a little speckle in that hair. He is going to Chicago alone tonight to dine with friends. His oldest daughter is away at summer camp. His wife and youngest daughter Sasha have traveled to a resort in Spain with a group of friends from Chicago, moms and daughters. CBS Evening News: KATIE COURIC: President Obama is spending the night in his own home for a change. He flew to Chicago today to celebrate his 49th birthday, but only first dog Bo went with him. Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha are on vacation in Spain. Malia is away at camp. So the President planned a birthday dinner with friends. NBC Nightly News: LESTER HOLT: President Obama is in his hometown of Chicago tonight. It’s his 49th birthday, but it’s kind of an unusual one. His family is nowhere in sight. NBC News White House correspondent Savannah Guthrie is traveling with the President and joins us from the Windy City tonight. Savannah, good evening. SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Good evening, Lester. Well, the President is here in Chicago for some Democratic Party fundraising and an event at a Ford plant tomorrow, but he will have a birthday dinner with friends tonight. No family around, though. Daughter Malia is at summer sleep-away camp, and the First Lady and daughter Sasha are on a lavish trip to Spain. The President flying solo tonight, heading to Chicago to spend his 49th birthday as a bachelor, with only “First Dog” Bo to keep him company. Mr. Obama did get a serenade from winners of citizen medals he handed out at the White House today. But the union group he addressed earlier in the day did not let him eat cake. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I’m a little disappointed there wasn’t a cake, though. I’m going to have to talk to the Secret Service about that. RICHARD TRUMKA, AFL-CIO: You got to talk to those guys because they nixed the cake. OBAMA: They’re probably eating it right now. TRUMKA: They are. GUTHRIE: Right now Mrs. Obama and younger daughter Sasha are a world away, on a five-day, mother-daughter vacation with a group of friends in the coastal resort town of Marbella, Spain. The family is staying at the luxury Ritz Carlton retreat Villa Padierna which features five restaurants, a spa and private beach. All the amenities expected of a five-star hotel favored by celebrities, including privacy. KATE MAXWELL, CONDE NAST TRAVELER: So we understand the Obamas have booked 30 rooms. Suites go up to $6500 a night, so they’re looking at a pretty hefty bill at the end of the four days they’re going to spend there. GUTHRIE: The Obamas will pay their own way, but the cost of Mrs. Obama’s traveling staff and security detail will be borne by American taxpayers. And the money she spends will boost the Spanish economy – something the White House declined to get into today. ROBERT GIBBS: She is a private citizen and is the mother of a daughter on a private trip. GUTHRIE: A European vacation for a First Lady is not unprecedented, nor is sniping about it. MYRA GUTIN, FIRST LADY HISTORIAN: Jacqueline Kennedy was criticized for going to Greece and to Italy, so certainly Michelle Obama, the criticism of Michelle Obama would not be a first. GUTHRIE: Well, the First Family also plans to spend a weekend in the Gulf Coast this month as well as spend 10 days on Martha’s Vineyard. And we can report tonight that the President got two calls today. Mrs. Obama and Sasha called from Spain, and Malia, who’s on that summer camp sleep-away camp for a few weeks, gets just one call during that time at camp. She saved it for today and called her father to wish him happy birthday, Lester.

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Architects Build A Half-Scale Room Inside A Full-Scale Room: "It’s Like Alice In Wonderland."

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photos by Yannis Drakoulidis Real estate developers often trick purchasers by filling model suites with special 7/8 full size furniture to make rooms look bigger. Now Point Supreme Architects are tricking art gallery patrons by building a room at exactly 1/2 full size, and putting it inside the full size room. We love showing small spaces, but usually one can stand up in them. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Calls to ‘Rein in the Federal Government’ Are ‘Not Very Rational,’ Al Hunt Declares on ABC

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

“The side that talks about the need to rein in the federal government” is “not very rational,” yet “is winning” the debate over whether to pass another “stimulus” bill, Al Hunt regretted on Sunday’s This Week on ABC. The former Washington Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal, who’s Washington Editor for Bloomberg where he hosts Bloomberg TV’s Political Capital show, fretted over how “right now, that argument – that we have to rein in because the stimulus didn’t work — well, I think most economists would say the stimulus did work in the sense it would have been a lot worse if there hadn’t been one.” Hunt’s assessment came in reaction to an outnumbered Dan Senor, the lone voice on the panel against additional government spending to spur the economy and who warned of a Greece in our future. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman charged the 2009 stimulus bill wasn’t big enough and proposed that in the face of a likely $20 trillion debt in ten years, “whether we borrow another $500 billion now” is “really trivial,” Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Constitution yearned for a new “robust stimulus” and Jorge Ramos of Univision declared: “We need more government intervention.” Hunt ( columns ), however, took aim at the rationality of anyone opposed to massive additional government spending, as he expounded on the July 4 This Week: AL HUNT: I think the fundamental problem here, Jake [Tapper], and Dan [Senor] I think what you’re talking about is five, seven, ten years out, not right now. We can’t walk and chew gum at the same time. We ought to be dealing with long-term deficits in the long-term, and short-term stimulus, which this incredibly sluggish economy needs right now. The politics just are lousy, though Jake. I don’t know if it’s Republicans, if it’s conservative Democrats, but the side that talks about the need to rein in the federal government – this is not very rational, has really, is winning that debate. And when you talk to people about the stimulus, Paul [Krugman] may be right there should have been a bigger stimulus. Barack Obama thinks there should have been a bigger stimulus. The reason there wasn’t is you couldn’t get it through even a year ago. I mean, meet Ben Nelson, but- JAKE TAPPER: Or Susan Collins or Olympia Snowe or Arlen Specter. HUNT: But right now, that argument – that we have to rein in because the stimulus didn’t work — well, I think most economists would say the stimulus did work in the sense it would have been a lot worse if there hadn’t been one. But when people talk about the stimulus, they associate it with bank bailouts and auto bailouts which had nothing to do with this. From April: “ Bloomberg Editor Al Hunt Attacks Tea Partiers: ‘That’s Not America ‘”

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Black Bloc Tactics- To Clear the Way

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Vandalism a central part of anarchists’ tactics Black Bloc tactics seen as a method to clear way for other protest groups to state their cases The black-clad vandals who fanned out across Toronto’s downtown are relatively foreign to the city’s streets, but their Black Bloc methods and motivations have been deployed around the world for decades. But the shattered storefronts and graffiti slogans left in their wake do not answer the most fundamental of questions: Who are the ruffians and what do they want? The individuals who carry on the anarchist Black Bloc tradition today congregate through online forums, newsletters and small conventions. They are yoga teachers, soup-kitchen volunteers, community organizers and university students from Southern Ontario, Quebec and points further afield. They bristle at the anarchist label – they bristle at most things, for that matter – and reject their common portrayal as an ignorant pack of angry young men. “We don’t just crawl up from the sewers from protests,” says Chris Bowen, part of the anarchist hip-hop duo Test Their Logik and one of the movement’s most visible proponents of property damage. “We are not violent people. I’m filled with love – love for this planet, not for pacifism and the status quo.” It was difficult to see the love in images of smashed Starbucks windows and burning squad cars. Many, including Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair and Mayor David Miller, lamented the violence and promised retribution. But when your goal is to “smash capitalism,” violence takes on a very narrow definition. Mr. Bowen, a yoga teacher by day, insists property damage is necessary to draw the world’s eyes. “When buildings are destroyed and no one is hurt – who cares?” said Mr. Bowen during a protest earlier this week. “It’s a broken window, not a life. The violence comes from the companies that are targeted. They are wrecking the environment; they are wrecking lives.” Mr. Bowen was scooped up during mass arrests of demonstrators on Sunday morning, joining the ranks of more than 600 detained by police. The number of protesters participating in Black Bloc tactics this week were not expected to exceed the roughly 400 who turned out for the 2001 Summit of the Americas held in Quebec City. “If you look at our movement before and after 9/11, it dwindled,” Mr. Bowen said. “People got scared and left.” One of those alleged organizers, Alex Hundert, arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit mischief during an early-morning police raid Saturday, recently wrote a treatise at rabble.ca defending destructive Black Bloc tactics used during the 2010 Winter Olympics. He claimed that Black Bloc acts as “a wrecking ball” that clears the way for other protest groups to state their various cases. Smashing windows at Hudson’s Bay Co., for instance, “actually opened up space for Canadians to stop and think about the colonial history of HBC,” Mr. Hundert wrote. Mr. Hundert is part of a large contingent of demonstrators affiliated with the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Centre for Social Justice. Other protesters in police custody hail from Montreal, Guelph, Ont., Vancouver and the United States. “They are your co-workers and neighbours, your teachers or students, your relatives,” said one anarchist organizer who asked not to be identified. “If it seems they only appear when an event like the G20 takes place, it’s because the rest of the time they are not wearing masks.” Toronto Police have been investigating Black Bloc strategies for months. On Saturday night, Chief Blair vowed to root them out. “There is no sanctuary from responsibility and accountability for their criminal acts,” he said. In a press release Sunday he urged the public to submit any images they have of “the small group of criminals, whose only motivations are violence and destruction, who have appalled those who came to express their views in a peaceful manner.” Many Black Bloc demonstrators arrived in Toronto as part of tight-knit affinity groups – clusters of friends who spread ideas and tactics in small meetings to avoid police detection – to answer a general callout by the Southern Ontario Anarchist Resistance and the Toronto Community Mobilization Network. They’ve been staying on numerous couches and carpets throughout the city. “We have friends willing to open their doors here and all across the land,” Mr. Bowen said. “They have my back, and I have theirs.” During the destruction on Saturday, affinity groups employed tactics they say were popularized during historical uprisings such as the Boston Tea Party. Dressed in black, affinity groups would dart from within masses of peaceful protesters to smash windows and paint anarchist slogans. Minutes later, they would change into light-coloured garb and rejoin the crowds, relying on the anonymity of the throng for camouflage. Online explanations of Black Bloc encourage this shape-shifting approach while discouraging violent confrontations with police so that participants can avoid arrest. These tactics are hardly secret, easily accessed through popular anarchist websites such as crimethinc.com and theanarchistlibrary.org. Even with hundreds of detained demonstrators, the anarchists insist their movement is snowballing. “Look here, look at the reaction to austerity measures in Greece, look at the anger surrounding BP in the Gulf,” Mr. Bowen said. “The whole global economy is coming down. We are going to kick it until it breaks.” added by: animalia_libero

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World Cup 2010: Algeria pen pics

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Profiles of the Algeria players who could line up against England 1 Lounes Gaouaoui, Goalkeeper ASO Chlef. Age 32, Caps 48 First-choice custodian until suspension forced him out of the play-off win against Egypt and appendicitis ruled him out of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. Only man at the World Cup whose surname contains seven vowels in a row. 2 Madjid Bougherra, Defender Rangers. Age 27, Caps 42 Rolls-Royce defensive linchpin, whose silky purring for the Scottish champions has over the last season attracted the attention of Barcelona, Galatasaray and Liverpool. Is “proud” of having kept Wayne Rooney “off the scoresheet” during his time at Charlton. 3 Nadir Belhadj Defender Portsmouth. Age 28, Caps 46 Tricky left-sided maverick operating either at wing-back or upfield as a winger. Earned rave notices playing for Portsmouth this season, scoring three goals and featuring in the FA Cup final defeat by Chelsea. Says he turned down a move from Barcelona to stay at Portsmouth last year. 4 Antar Yahia Defender Bochum. Age 28, Caps 45 France-born defensive totem. And became captain on Sunday. First player to change nationality under Fifa’s eligibility rules back in 2004, the former France Under-18 central defender committed to Algeria and has been a fixture ever since. Scored the goal that sent Algeria to the finals against Egypt. His father was a welder. 5 Rafik Halliche, Defender Nacional Madeira. Age 23, Caps 18 Lanky goal-miser who has been busy establishing himself in the centre of the parsimonious Algerian back line. On Benfica’s books but loaned out to Portuguese top-flight side Nacional, he is Monsieur Consistency. 6 Yazid Mansouri, Midfielder Lorient, France. Age 32, Caps 67 Crunching midfield enforcer who turned out for Coventry City in 2003-04. Technically the captain but was ditched by Rabah Saâdane for the Slovenia game on Sunday and a spat ensued. 7 Ryad Boudebouz, Midfielder Sochaux, France. Age 20, Caps 2 Youthful pocket dynamo, the 20-year-old has enjoyed two seasons in the Sochaux midfield. Turned down a chance to continue playing for the French Under-19 side in order to throw in his lot with Algeria. 8 Medhi Lacen, Midfielder Racing Santander, Spain. Age 27, Caps 4 Pocket battleship holding midfielder who only made his Algeria debut this year despite a call-up in 2006. Missed the Africa Cup of Nations this year because he was about to become a father. Likes to do his talking on the pitch. 9 Abdelkader Ghezzal, Forward Siena, Italy. Age 27, Caps 4 Powerful, bustling marksman red-carded against Slovenia and so is suspended. Doesn’t know the meaning of danger; style built on graft rather than guile. 10 Rafik Saïfi, Forward Istres, France. Age 35, Caps 61 Wily striker and some say the father figure of the squad. Scored for fun in the Algerian league, but has fallen slightly from grace since the days when he was the first name on the teamsheet. 11 Rafik Djebbour, Forward AEK Athens, Greece. Age 26, Caps 17 Pacy hitman who has spent five fruitful seasons in Greece, where he currently plies. He boasts a decent one-in-two hit rate for AEK despite often being stationed out on the wings. 12 Habib Bellaïd, Defender Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Age 24, Caps 1 Doughty left-back. Tunisia were interested in this French youth international, currently playing in France on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt. 13 Karim Matmour, Midfielder B Mönchengladbach. Age 24, Caps 21 Strasbourg-born workhorse striker-cum-attacking midfield whippet. Made his name in Germany, first for Freiburg and then for the Foals. His goalscoring record is poor but his industry is excellent and his pace offers options on the counter. 14 Abdelkader Laïfaoui, Defender Entente Setif. Age 28, Caps 7 A manager’s dream, this dependable right-back is the Algerian league’s sole outfield representative. Cucumber-cool when under pressure. 15 Karim Ziani, Midfielder Wolfsburg, Germany. Age 27 Caps 55 French-born who plays for Wolsfburg in the Bundesliga. Can play in many positions for club and country but prefers midfield. 16 Faouzi Chaouchi, Goalkeeper Entente Setif. Age 25, Caps 10 Hot-blooded Chaouchi gently headbutted the referee during a tumultuous 4–0 defeat by Egypt, but escaped with a light ban by the CAF. An appeal followed. Talented but tempestuous and prone to bad days at the office. 17 Adlène Guedioura, Midfielder Wolverhampton Wanderers. Age 24, Caps 3 “Lefty” Guedioura can play at left-back or on the left wing, where he excelled for Wolves last term. Works his socks off. 18 Carl Medjani, Defender Ajaccio, France. Age 25, Caps 0 Former France Under-21 skipper who transferred his allegiance to the nation of his father’s birth. “When my dad heard the news, he cried,” says the ball-playing Ajaccio centre-back, formerly of Liverpool reserves. 19 Hassan Yebda, Midfielder Portsmouth. Age 26, Caps 10 Versatile midfielder who can play in left and central berths, Yebda won the U-17 world championship with France, before opting to play for the land of his fathers. He is the model pro, but may be tempted by the lure of the lira this summer. 20 Djamel Mesbah, Midfielder Lecce, Italy. Age 25, Caps 1 Utility man who has broken into the squad as he gives Saâdane so many options: though his default position is left-back, he can also operate in midfield and up front. 21 Foued Kadir, Midfielder Valenciennes, France. Age 26, Caps 3 Attacking midfielder who is as brave as a lion. He has failed to win a regular berth at the northern French club, but has nevertheless impressed when selected. 22 Djamel Abdoun, Midfielder Nantes, France. Age 29, Caps 7 North Africa’s David Fairclough, this clever creative midfielder has silky skills and is used as an impact substitute. 23 Raïs M’Bohli, Goalkeeper Slavia Sofia. Age 24, Caps 1 Have gloves, will travel, this 24-year-old flirted with the big time – a brief fling at Hearts, and a trial for Manchester United – but looks to have timed his run to the big stage perfectly. Algeria World Cup 2010 Group C World Cup 2010 guardian.co.uk

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US Open 2010: Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach ‘getting his feel back’

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Tomorrow is a great day for golfing fans as it marks the start of the US Open 2010 from Pebble Beach, California. The tournament runs from Thursday June 17 to Sunday June 20 and is being held at Pebble Beach for the first time since …

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World Cup 2010, Nigeria Vs. Greece: First Goals, Win For Greece Keeps Knockout Stage Hope Alive

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Goals by Dimitrios Salpingidis and Vasilis Torosidis have given Greece their first goals in five World Cup matches, with their 2-1 win over a 10-man Nigeria giving the Greeks a historic victory. In their only other World Cup appearance, Greece went through the 1994 tournament without scoring a goal, losing all three matches.

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Mexico vs. France 2010 World Cup Live Blog

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Filed under: FIFA World Cup , France , Mexico FanHouse has a Mexico vs. France live blog for a World Cup 2010 Group A match in Polokwane, South Africa on Thursday. Mexico and France both tied their 2010 World Cup openers. Mexico tied South Africa 1-1, while France drew 0-0 with Uruguay. More Live Blogs Thursday: Argentina vs. South Korea | Greece vs. Nigeria More FanHouse UK: Injuries to Watch | Where Are They Now? | Full Coverage

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Greece vs. Nigeria 2010 World Cup Live Blog

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Filed under: FIFA World Cup , Greece , Nigeria FanHouse has a Greece vs. Nigeria live blog for a World Cup 2010 Group B match in Bloemfontein, South Africa on Thursday. Greece and Nigeria both lost their 2010 World Cup openers. Greece lost to South Korea 2-0, while Nigeria lost 1-0 to Argentina. More Live Blogs Thursday: Argentina vs. South Korea | Mexico vs. France More FanHouse UK: Injuries to Watch | Where Are They Now? | Full Coverage

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USA Today’s Request Ted Kennedy-Related FBI Documents Ends with Surprising Lack of Chappaquiddick Papers

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

USA Today released the results of its Freedom of Information Act requests for FBI documents related to Ted Kennedy. John Fritze’s story leans heavily on the sympathetic “barrage of threats” angle to begin his story, and downplayed the lack of documents on the death at Chappaquiddick. Fritze began:  Sen. Edward Kennedy, who buried two brothers killed by assassins, endured a barrage of threats on his life that continued for much of his political career, thousands of FBI documents released Monday show. More than 2,200 pages of previously secret documents reveal Kennedy, the brother of President John F. Kennedy, received a constant stream of anonymous threats and warnings from members of the Ku Klux Klan and the militant anti-communist “Minutemen.” Fritze arrived at Chappaquiddick late in the article, and hinted without outrage that the Kennedy family may have removed a pile of documents that might have tainted the Ted Kennedy image:  “There might be a lead here or there,” said David Kaiser, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College who has written on the Kennedys. But Kaiser said he is “surprised by what wasn’t there,” including correspondence between the White House and the FBI over Chappaquiddick. The Kennedy family was given a chance to review the documents before they were released. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., and family representatives did not respond to requests for comment. So much for “Freedom of Information.” Remember this one the next time leftists start complaining about George W. Bush being tight with presidential records. Fritze reported that documents show Nixon aide John Dean was asking the FBI to determine if Mary Jo Kopechne, who died in the car Ted Kennedy drove off of Dyke Bridge in 1969, had visited Greece in 1968. Bryan Bender of the Boston Globe suggests the Nixon team was trying to see if Kopechne accompanied the Senator on a Greek vacation.  The Washington Post story by Jerry Markon reported that former Kennedy adviser Bob Shrum said Ted Kennedy delayed running for president until 1980 because of the threats, and somehow not because the threat of Chappaquiddick would also be hanging over his campaign:  Kennedy waited 12 years after Robert was assassinated before running for president, largely because of his family’s concerns about such threats, according to a longtime aide, Robert Shrum. “You took precautions,” said Shrum, Kennedy’s speechwriter during his 1980 presidential campaign. “We had a doctor with us everywhere we went. We had ambulances in most places. The memory was there. But you just lived with it.” Markon’s story ended by relaying only 77 of the 2,200 pages of Ted Kennedy documents were on Chappaquiddick: The files include 77 pages on the drowning of Mary Jo Kopechne when Kennedy drove his car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island off Martha’s Vineyard in 1969. The pages are nearly all newspaper articles, but one internal FBI document informed Hoover of the accident and says the police chief in Edgartown, Mass., “confidentially” advised that Kennedy was the driver. “Stated fact Senator Kennedy was driver is not being revealed to anyone,” the document said.

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