06.05.2006
Out
of rehab, Patrick Kennedy speaks at Brown
PROVIDENCE -- Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy was greeted
with a standing ovation when he was introduced at Brown University this morning,
his first public appearance since a car crash near the U.S. Capitol drove him
to enter an alcohol and drug abuse treatment center on May 5.
Your turn: How
effective as a legislator can Rep. Kennedy be now?
Listen to the press conference (mp3 format):
Entire speech
(28:16 min.) | part
1 (opening comments) (3:46 min.) | part
2 (10:04 min.) | part
3 (9:48) | part
4 (4:58 min.)
06.13.2006
Transcript:
Kennedy's appearance at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
24 page document in pdf format.
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05.11.06
Exclusive audio
U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy spoke with The Providence Journal's Washington
bureau chief, John E. Mulligan, after announcing on May 5 that he would enter
the Mayo Clinic for treatment of his addiction to prescription pain medication.
The interview took place in an automobile, as the Rhode Island Democrat was
driven from the Capitol building to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
for his flight to the Minnesota facility.
Among other disclosures, Kennedy, son of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.,
said that he has abused alcohol and prescription narcotics since he was a young
man.
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05.07.2006
For
addicts, the craving is to be normal
You feel like you have the flu. But it doesn't
make sense -- It's been weeks, verging on months, that you've been feeling this
way. You're run-down, not yourself, dragging through every day. You know you
can't be sick, but you can't figure out what's wrong.
Reaction
among constituents is mixed
From East Woonsocket to East Providence, it seems
that almost everyone you meet knows all about U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy's problems
with drinking, prescription drugs and driving.
05.06.2006
Kennedy
heads to rehab
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy has
been a pain-pill abuser and a binge drinker for much of his adult life, he said
yesterday as he sought treatment for addiction on the heels of a predawn car
crash Thursday that he cannot recollect.
05.05.2006
Rep.
Kennedy crashes car in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy
has confirmed that he drove his car into a street-side barrier two blocks from
the Capitol building early this morning.
