Dec 26th, 2008 · Caroline Kennedy emerged from weeks of near-silence Friday about her bid for a Senate seat by giving an interview to The Associated Press. She said that after a lifetime of closely guarded privacy, she felt compelled to answer the call to service issued by her father a generation ago.
Dec 17th, 2008 · The daughter of the late John F. Kennedy indicated this week that she'd like to be named to Hillary Clinton's soon-to-open Senate seat. That means convincing Democratic power brokers in upstate New York, as well as Gov. David Paterson, she's up to the job.
Dec 16th, 2008 · Caroline Kennedy has never held public office. She's not associated with any particular political issue and has spent her entire life, "avoiding the spotlight." Nonetheless, Kennedy stands a good chance of going to the Senate. And that possibility reveals some unpleasant truths about American democracy.
Dec 15th, 2008 · Caroline Kennedy has reportedly told New York Gov. David Paterson she wants to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton. Nicholas Confessore, a reporter for The New York Times who is following the story, offers his insight.
Aug 25th, 2008 · The usually private daughter of John F. Kennedy will recall her father's service to the country and lead a tribute to her ailing uncle Monday night. It's yet another sign that she's ready to more formally take up the family business.
Jan 17th, 2008 · The South Carolina GOP primary is just days away, but many Republican voters still haven't made up their minds about whom to support. They find that most of the candidates don't fit in to the traditional conservative mold.
Dec 6th, 2007 · Caroline Kennedy's new Christmas anthology opens with her 1962 letter to Santa. In it, she wished for skates, dolls and a "pet reindeer" for herself and "some noisy thing" for her brother John. But a family tradition shunned toys for oranges and walnuts.
Jun 20th, 2006 · Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner talks about his musical Caroline or Change. A revival is playing to glowing notices, packed audiences and standing ovations.