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Sargent Shriver Dead at 95: 5 Facts on the Peace Corps' First Director [VIDEOS]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsR. Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps, has died at the age of 95. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003. A Navy veteran, Shriver's political career spanned decades. In 1953 he married Eunice Kennedy, a sister of John F. Kennedy. They had five children, including Maria Shriver, wife of former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Surge Desk has five facts about the late Sargent Shriver. 1. He was dedicated to public service and social programs In 1961 President Kennedy signed an executive order creating the Peace Corps and asked brother-in-law Shriver to ...
Sargent Shriver Hospitalized in Suburban DC
By not in system - AOL NewsBETHESDA, Md. -- A medical center spokeswoman says former Peace Corps director and vice-presidential nominee R. Sargent Shriver has been hospitalized outside Washington. Ronna Borenstein of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda said Sunday evening that she could not comment on the 95-year-old Shriver's condition or say when he was admitted. Shriver announced in 2003 that he had Alzheimer's disease. He served as the first Peace Corps director in the administration of his brother-in-law, President John Kennedy. He also was Democrat George McGovern's running mate in 1972. Shriver's wife and Special ...
Michelle Obama Hires Californian as New Chief of Communications
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyKristina Schake, a co-founder and board member of the group that filed the successful federal challenge to California's ban on gay marriage, will be first lady Michelle Obama's new communications director, the White House announced Monday. Schake, 40, a strategist for California first lady Maria Shriver, fills a spot that has been vacant since the end of August, when Mrs. Obama's first communications chief, Camille Johnston, left for a corporate position. Schake is a co-founder of Griffin|Schake, a Los Angeles public affairs and strategic communications firm. Schake has worked in California ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'The Expendables': Giving Away California Assets?
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailySpeaking of summer blockbuster joys of years past, I've noticed in recent movie trailers (a creative art form often, alas, more entertaining than the disappointing films they are cut from) that the soon-to-be-former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is appearing in a new feature next month titled, aptly, "The Expendables" (tagline: "Choose your weapon"), written, directed by, and starring his old friend Sylvester Stallone. The state is so broke that its employees have had their hourly wages reduced to the same rate as fast-food workers, but their chief executive's brief return ...
With Holy Cross Commencement Speech, Mark Shriver Continues Family Tradition
By Peter W. Fulham - Politics DailyWORCESTER, MASS. – Mark Shriver delivered the commencement address at the College of the Holy Cross on Friday, returning to his alma mater with a message of humility and service for the graduating seniors. Shriver is the vice president and managing director of U.S. programs for Save the Children, a nonprofit group that provides health care, educational support, and disaster relief for at-risk children. He is also the son of Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps, and the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy. Shriver made several references ...
Schwarzenegger & Shriver's Daughter Leaves Dressing Room 'in Shambles'
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyShopping at Saks Fifth Avenue in Washington, D.C. recently, Maria Shriver and her daughter left all the clothes the daughter tried on -- but didn't purchase -- on the floor of the dressing room. The sales staff was shocked that Shriver allowed her daughter, whose father is California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, to leave her rejects in a pile during their visit in mid-October. "She left the dressing room in a shambles," according to a sales clerk. "Why doesn't Maria Shriver teach her daughter manners and respect for others?" It is unclear whether it was 19-year-old Katherine or 18-year-old ...
How Maria "Lysistrata" Shriver Could End California's Crisis
By Frances Tobin - Politics DailyAs a Californian, I hope I'll be forgiven for rolling my eyes over this year's Independence Day weekend. Instead of celebrating the red, white and blue beauty that is our flag, we're pretty focused on the mark of a red pen, and an overwhelming sense of dependence upon an increasingly inept California legislature and Governator. Earlier today, I received a letter from San Francisco State University's registrar's office, regretfully informing me that my fall course registration date was being pushed back; the budget crisis has forced the California State University system to cancel a ...
Maria Shriver Endorses Barack Obama
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAccording to a press release from the Obama campaign, California First Lady Maria Shriver became the latest member of the Kennedy clan to endorse the candidacy of Illinois Senator Barack Obama.LOS ANGELES, CA – California's First Lady Maria Shriver today joined a rally at UCLA with Michelle Obama, Caroline Kennedy, labor leader Maria Elena Durazoand Oprah Winfrey to announce her support for Barack Obama. Shriver emphasized that at this critical moment in our nation's history we need a leader who can unite Americans to take on the challenges we face. Full text of the press release after ...
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