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Ending Family Era, Rep. Kennedy Announces Retirement

HeadlineFeb 12, 2010

In other news from Washington, Democratic Congress member Patrick Kennedy has announced he won’t seek reelection in November. Kennedy’s announcement comes months after the death of his father, Senator Ted Kennedy. With Patrick Kennedy’s departure and no other Kennedy relative expected to run, Congress would be without a member of the Kennedy family for first time in over six decades.

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