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To: American Spirit who wrote (1015)	5/5/2006 4:28:57 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 1449

Patrick Kennedy to undergo drug rehabilitation Updated Fri. May. 5 2006 3:38 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy admitted on Friday to having a drug addiction problem and said he will seek help in a rehabilitation clinic. He is facing three citations after he crashed his car into a security barrier just before 3 a.m. on Thursday -- but the Rhode Island Democrat blamed the accident on prescription drugs, not alcohol. "I simply do not remember getting out of bed, being pulled over by the police, or being cited with three driving infractions," he told a press conference Friday. "That's not how I want to live my life, and that's not how I want to represent the people of Rhode Island." He was cited for failure to stay in the right lane, driving at an "unreasonable speed" and for failing to "give full time and attention" to the operation of his vehicle. A police report said the 38-year-old Kennedy had red, watery eyes, slurred speech and unsteady balance. "The reoccurrence of an addiction problem can be trigged by things that happen in everyday life, such as having the common treatment for a stomach flu," he said. "That's not an excuse for what happened ... but it is a reality of fighting a chronic condition for which I'm taking full responsibility." He added that he will travel to Minnesota this afternoon to seek treatment for his addiction problem at the Mayo Clinic. Louis Cannon, president of the Washington chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, who was not present at the accident, said Kennedy appeared intoxicated after the crash. He confirmed that officers did not conduct a field sobriety test since they were told by an official "above the rank of patrolman" to take Kennedy home. The revelation has sparked criticism that Kennedy was given special treatment by officials. "I never asked for any preferential treatment," Kennedy told reporters after the incident. In a statement, the congressman, who is the son of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, said the attending physician for Congress had given him Phenergan to help him cope with gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines. He said he took the prescribed amount of Phenergan along with the sleeping pill, Ambien, before the accident. The drugs made him disoriented prompting him to drive to the Capitol in the early morning hours, Kennedy confirmed in his statement. After crashing his Ford Mustang into the barrier on Capitol Hill, the police report says Kennedy told the officers he was "headed to the Capitol to make a vote" despite the last vote being taken more than six hours earlier. On Phenergan's label it does state that the drug can increase the effects of sleep medications such as Ambien. Leonard Naeger, a professor at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, said it is possible that someone could become disoriented or "very, very drowsy" several hours after taking the drugs. Kennedy did spend time at a drug rehabilitation centre before he attended Providence College. He has also been open about his bipolar disorder and other mental health issues. Kennedy has served in Congress for more than a decade. With files from The Associated Press

To: American Spirit who wrote (1015)	5/10/2006 11:05:53 AM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 1449

Hillary Clinton Says Bush Has Charm and Charisma By DEVLIN BARRETT, AP WASHINGTON (May 9) - Asked to say one nice thing about President Bush, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton went one better: She named two things. He is someone who has a lot of charm and charisma, and I think in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, I was very grateful to him for his support for New York," Clinton said Tuesday night during a talk at the National Archives about her life in politics. Clinton, a potential presidential candidate in 2008, said that despite their "many disagreements about many, many issues," she has always had a good personal relationship with the president. "He's been very willing to talk. He's been affable. He's been good company," said Clinton, D-N.Y. The junior senator from New York, who is up for re-election this year, said she is still thankful for Bush's personal commitment to helping rebuild lower Manhattan after Sept. 11, 2001. She recalled how the president, in the grim days that followed the terror attacks, pledged in a private meeting with New York lawmakers to help rebuild the shattered city. "It was a very personal, very emotional discussion and when we asked him for the help that New York needed he immediately said yes," said Clinton. At that meeting, Bush pledged more than $20 billion in aid and tax incentives. Some New York Democrats have since charged the Bush administration has fallen billions of dollars short of that goal because some of the programs were underused, but Clinton said the president kept his promise. "He always kept it on track," she said. "He made sure we got the resources that we needed and I'm very grateful to him for that. ... I am very appreciative in the time when the people I represented needed his help, he was there for us." 05/09/06 21:09 EDT