The Kennedy Update

It's been a rough political season for the Kennedy mystique. In last week's primary, J.F.K. nephew Mark Shriver, left, narrowly lost his bid to be the Democratic nominee for a congressional seat from Maryland, despite getting his publicity-shy cousin Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg to campaign for him. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, center, eldest child of Robert F. Kennedy, is facing an unexpectedly tough battle for Governor of Maryland, as her double-digit lead has dwindled. And Kennedy ties didn't do much for Andrew Cuomo, married to another of R.F.K.'s daughters; he backed out of the New York Governor's race just before the Democratic primary...

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