Claiborne Pell (D-RI), or his Democratic designee, senators who generally sympathize with State Department initiatives.

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Kennedy's son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) has also endorsed Obama, as did niece Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the former president.

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Kennedy's wife, Vicki, and son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), were with him at the hospital, where he was rushed by ambulance.

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The introduction last week of the Cyber Security Awareness Act of 2011 (S.813) by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) has received a great deal of press attention.

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Unfortunately, as anticipated in a press release issued yesterday by the Center, (1) only three Senators -- Chairman Claiborne Pell (D-RI), Ranking Member Jesse Helms (R-NC) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) -- were in attendance.

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