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Daily News Digest

The latest news on Democratic nomination, McCain-Obama, Obama-Israel, Immigrants, Gas prices- Ohio, Food summit, Iran, Iraq, Darfur, Religious tolerance. Mecca talks stress religious tolerance "More than 500 delegates from around the world gathered in the Islamic holy city of Mecca with the aim of fostering better relations between Muslims and followers of other faiths."


Robert F. Kennedy.


Troubles that US faces today were on RFK's mind in '68 "Time has separated Robert Kennedy from the narratives he helped write - his brother's presidency, the fight for civil rights, opposition to the Vietnam War. And what remains is, simply, a person who matured and grew larger on the national stage, and used his fame to cast a spotlight on the least powerful people."


Remembering Our Father (Kerry Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy II And Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, New York Times) "Forty years ago, as he was celebrating his victory in California's Democratic presidential primary, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. To mark the occasion, the Op-Ed page invited his children to share their memories of him."