This week, presidential candidate John Edwards is coming to retrace the RFK visit.

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We talked about the RFK trip, schools, health, the joys of rural life.

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Numerous members of the Kennedy family, including RFK's widow Ethel, attended the ceremony, along with several past attorneys general.

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RFK's 1968 presidential bid, which combined vocal opposition to an unpopular war with a telegenic focus on alleviating poverty.

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Other celebs taking part in the auction for the RFK Center include Robert DeNiro, Alex Trebek, Carrie Underwood, Peyton Manning, William Shatner and David Letterman.

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In return, Bush was lauded by Joseph Kennedy, a son of RFK and a former congressman, who called Bush "a profile in leadership" since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Erik Moses, who runs RFK Stadium for Events DC, the city's convention and sports authority, said the sparse crowds for some of the games at 52-year-old RFK could be attributed to matchups that generated little local interest.

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Henry, back at full strength after a knee injury, opened the scoring in the 29th minute, and Olave scored in the 36th to help New York (2-3-2) win for the first time in its last five tries at RFK Stadium dating to April 2011.

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