Nation: Home for Ted

In the midst of a Senate debate on Selective Service reform, Edward Moore Kennedy of Massachusetts was barely able to suppress a guffaw when he paused to read an unsigned note in small, familiar script. "Move in for the kill," it said. "I'm behind you. Way behind." The message from Kennedy's older brother and junior Senate colleague, Robert, was accurate as well as amusing. Bobby is political patriarch of the clan and may be a candidate for President in a few years, but he is way behind...

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