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  March 23, 2005Ted Kennedy Fights Removal of Feeding Tube WASHINGTON, DC --- Ted Kennedy, who was recently declared brain-dead by his physician, is fighting for his life.  The Senator's family is trying to have his feeding tube removed to allow him to die a sober death.  The tube, attached to a bottle of vodka and a bottle of gin, has been utilized by the senator for his entire adult life.  Medical experts believe removal will almost certainly result in death. "This is a very complex situation," said one medical expert.  "Senator Kennedy appears to be functioning normally to many...

Lottery winner David Rush was irked Friday to find out local Salvation Army officials rejected his $100,000 donation. The religious charity, popularly known for its bell ringers outside shopping malls during the holidays, preaches against gambling. "The money that Mr. Rush received was via the lottery: We preach against gambling," said spokeswoman Maribeth Shanahan, who spoke on behalf of Cleo Damon, who heads the Collier County chapter and decided not to accept the donation. "To accept it would be to talk out both sides of our mouth." Rush, a financial adviser, doesn't see lottery money as gambling. In his view,...

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is eyeing a presidential run in 2004, Weekly Standard editor William Kristol said Tuesday; with a strategy that includes accepting a draft by her fellow Democrats who will see her as more presidential than her competition. "Look, she's not going to say she's running at this point," Kristol told Fox News Channel's "On the Record" host Greta Van Susteren. But that doesn't mean much right now, the influential Republican warned. "(Hillary's) going to be very visible. And I suspect what will happen is that around October-November of 2003 people might look at the field...