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2007.01.28: January 28, 2007: Headlines: Figures: COS - Ethiopia: Politics: Boston Herald: Ten years after Paul Tsongas' death, John Kerry remembers the man he replaced in U.S. Senate
Ten years after Paul Tsongas' death, John Kerry remembers the man he replaced in U.S. Senate
Paul was a very different kind of public person,” Kerry, D-Mass. said Thursday in a tribute speech on the Senate floor. “He walked his own path. Today, in remembering his loss, we join people in the Merrimack Valley and across Massachusetts and many more who came to appreciate and respect him through his presidential campaign. We honor a life that elevated those he knew and countless people he never met.” The late Paul Tsongas, Senator from Massachusetts and candidate for President in 1992, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia in the 1960's.
Ten years after Paul Tsongas' death, John Kerry remembers the man he replaced in U.S. Senate
Kerry remembers Tsongas, man he replaced in U.S. Senate
By Associated Press
Thursday, January 18, 2007 - Updated: 03:29 PM EST
WASHINGTON - Ten years after Paul Tsongas died, Sen. John Kerry remembered the man he replaced in Congress as a “modest but incredibly forceful” politician.
“Paul was a very different kind of public person,” Kerry, D-Mass. said Thursday in a tribute speech on the Senate floor. “He walked his own path. Today, in remembering his loss, we join people in the Merrimack Valley and across Massachusetts and many more who came to appreciate and respect him through his presidential campaign. We honor a life that elevated those he knew and countless people he never met.”
Tsongas died at age 55 on Jan. 18, 1996, just two days before President Clinton was sworn into his second term. He left behind three daughters, Ashley, Katina and Molly, and his wife, Niki.
Tsongas was diagnosed with cancer in 1983 and left the Senate in 1985 after one term, saying he wanted to return to his native Lowell and spend more time with his family. Kerry succeeded him.
In 1991, while in remission, Tsongas launched a long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. At the time, President George H.W. Bush had a sky-high approval rating following Operation Desert Storm.
Yet Tsongas went on to win the New Hampshire primary and seven other primary or caucus contests before yielding the race to Clinton, who went on to beat Bush in 1992.
“He ran one of the most bracingly honest and politically courageous presidential campaigns of our lifetimes,” Kerry, the Democratic nominee in 2004, said of Tsongas. “His was a campaign defined by commonsense and that wry sense of humor more than fiery oratory. ... If he were with us today, Paul would be a strong voice, full of insight, humor, and wisdom.”
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By Tsongas supporter (dialup-4.156.84.23.dial1.boston1.level3.net - 4.156.84.23) on Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 9:02 pm: Edit Post |
He was the best. Why, Because he was honest, most in the House and the Senate aren't. He always was their for the regular guy and gal. We miss him and his voice in politics.