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Special Olympics International Inc.

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    August 11, 2009

    Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, Dies

    Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics, died early this morning at the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts. She was 88 years old. Shriver was the sister of former president John F. Kennedy, former U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, and U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy. She was a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Gutter Politics: What Happens on Leno Stays on Leno

    The instant controversy swirling around President Obama's Tonight Show joke/gaffe about bowling as though he were in the Special Olympics is another indicator of the hypersensitive times we live in -- not so much because anyone from the Special Olympics even complained, but because, according UPI an ... More >>

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