Kennedy proved the key swing vote in striking down the Louisville and Seattle plans.
Most of Kennedy's key advisers were hawks, concerned about not showing "weakness" and arguing for military action.
And Justice Anthony Kennedy, another key vote, asked if colleges should be concerned when blacks and Hispanics are underrepresented, making up a small percentage of students.
If Democrats win control of the House, it will establish Kennedy as a key political player in Congress -- and catapult him to the forefront of his family's next generation of public figures.
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Justice Kennedy, seen holding a key vote, wrote both of the court's major gay-rights decisions, most recently in 2003.
Brett Holman, who scored the winning goal against New Zealand, can also play as a striker which may be key with Kewell and Kennedy suffering from groin and back injuries.
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Kennedy has established himself as a key member of the London Irish pack since joining the club in 2001, forming a formidable line-out partnership with Bob Casey, and toured with England to New Zealand in the summer but did not feature in either Test defeat.
Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, who was a key supporter of the initial proposal.
Kennedy also insisted that he has played a key role in bringing considerable sums of cash into the IFA's coffers, which includes two lucrative friendlies in the next 12 months.
Former Labour foreign secretary Lord Owen said Mr Kennedy had his flaws but he had made a key contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process.
During the oral argument, the key "swing" Justice, Anthony Kennedy, indicated that he would only vote to uphold the individual mandate if he could find a logical stopping point to the government's argument.
He stumped for Robert Kennedy in 1968, strategised for George McGovern in 1972, and worked as a key adviser for Gary Hart in 1988.
The key players could be two conservatives on the court: Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy, long labeled a "swing" vote.
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