John Kennedy

Profile in Courage

New York Times (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Ted Sorensen, John Kennedy's speechwriter and close aide, battled blindness to write a memoir.

Continental Responds to DOT New York Slot Auction Proposal

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

HOUSTON, May 16 -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) announcement to implement slot auctions at John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty Airports...

• Continental Responds to DOT New York Slot Auction Proposal - PR News Wire

Fading Interest in the Gipper, JFK

OTB News (Free subscription) | yesterday

In the world of Americana, nothing is as valuable as items from the Camelot period. Or used to be. Purveyors now say that the shine is off John F. Kennedy because buyers are aging and the market is flooded. Share This

Fading Interest in the Gipper, JFK

US News (Free subscription) | yesterday

In the world of Americana, nothing is as valuable as items from the Camelot period. Or used to be. Purveyors now say that the shine is off John F. Kennedy because buyers are aging and the market is flooded.

Pros and Cons of Social Networking Sites (Written by Professionals)

Bizinformer (Free subscription) | yesterday

Lofty words cannot construct an alliance or maintain it; only concrete deeds do that. - John F. Kennedy © .hj barraza Small Business Trends posted two articles with opposing views on the use of Social Networking yesterday. The posts are written by professionals and offer two wholly divergent views without hype and without some tangential argument over MySpace versus Facebook. Author...

BA moving more long-haul flights to new Terminal 5

Today In the Sky (Free subscription) | yesterday

After several weeks of delay, British Airways will move more long-haul flights on June 5 to its new home of London Heathrow Terminal 5. The eight long-haul destinations being switched from Terminal 4 are New York John F. Kennedy, Abuja...

I am a jelly donut

The Conscience of a Liberal (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008

A Berliner There is no truth to the old claim that when John F. Kennedy said, “Ich bin ein Berliner” — as opposed to “Ich bin Berliner” — he described himself as a pastry. But the story has truthiness, so it persists. Besides, when I was in 8th grade a German woman really did tell us [...]

President John F Kennedy (JFK) Warned Of Conspiracy In Government

Teknosis (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008

In Nov., 1963 in a TV public announcement, PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY WARNED THAT THERE IS A SUBVERSIVE secret society (a CONSPIRACY in GOVERNMENT) ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OVER the U.S. & the WORLD, by using infiltration instead of invasion, subversion...

Ask not who wrote the original draft

Repman (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

Ted Sorenson's new book, 'Counselor' finally confirms what many suspected. He wrote most '...first drafts of chapters' in 'Profiles in Courage' and, along with Adlai Stevenson and John F. Kennedy, authored JFK's memorable inaugural address. Sorenson says the significant sum...

NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center Deploys FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber for Constellation Program's Next Generation Spacecraft Launches

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sumitomo Electric Lightwave today announced the installation of the FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber LAN infrastructure throughout major facilities

Rating The Presidents: The Results

Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

Several weeks ago, I wrote about blogger Alex Massie’s informal poll of the most over-rated and under-rated American Presidents. Well, the results are out. Here’s the list of the most over-rated Presidents: 1. 111 (6) Ronald Reagan 2. 92 (15) John F Kennedy 3. 67 (11) Woodrow Wilson 4. 45 (22) Bill Clinton 5. 41 (3) Franklin Delano Roosevelt 6. 29 [...]

A Comprehensive Approach To Stability The Strategic Advisory Team In Afghanistan

Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

As John F. Kennedy observed of the Vietnam War in 1962, this type of warfare is again at the centre of the present and future operating environment. The Canadian Forces (CF) in Afghanistan are attempting to bring stability to the country as it suffers such an insurgency, and this environment demands new approaches and new capabilities inspired by old lessons. With respect to ‘how’ Canada...

Numbers Racket - Why the economy is worse than we know

Circle of 13 (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

The story starts after the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961, when high jobless numbers marred the image of Camelot-on-the-Potomac and the new administration appointed a committee to weigh changes. The result, implemented a few years later, was that out-of-work Americans who had stopped looking for jobs—even if this was because none could he found—were labeled "discouraged workers"...

First delegates are diverse but share passion for politics

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

A father and daughter. A campaign worker for John F. Kennedy who now champions the disabled from his wheelchair. A civil-rights advocate who almost believes her selection was divine.

The LBJing of Hillary Clinton

The Moderate Voice (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008

Now that the question is coming front and center, Barack Obama may want to turn to his backer Ted Sorensen for advice about putting Hillary Clinton on the ticket with him, as John F. Kennedy did with his chief rival for the nomination, Lyndon Johnson. Carl Bernstein, of Watergate fame, reports today that she “is probably going to fight to be the vice presidential nominee on an...

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