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President Kennedy? Former Bedford Resident RFK Jr. Announces 2024 Bid For White House President Kennedy? Former Bedford Resident RFK Jr. Announces 2024 Bid For White House
President Kennedy? Former Bedford Resident RFK Jr. Announces 2024 Bid For White House There's now a possibility of another Kennedy back in the White House if the political winds blow in the right direction. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - son of the late US Attorney General and New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy - filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for president in the 2024 election, he announced Friday, April 7. The 69-year-old will run as a Democrat, according to his FEC filing. He said that he will officially kick off his campaign in Boston on Wednesday, April 19. “I am grateful for the outpouring of support…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Primary Upset Winner Ocasio Cortez Graduated From Yorktown HS Primary Upset Winner Ocasio Cortez Graduated From Yorktown HS
Primary Upset Winner Ocasio Cortez Graduated From Yorktown HS The 28-year-old seeking to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress is a graduate of Yorktown High School and has an asteroid named after her.  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated incumbent Joseph Crowley in Tuesday's New York primary race. She now faces Republican Anthony Pappas in the predominantly Democratic 14th District in the November election. Ocasio-Cortez, a native of the Bronx, was about five years old, when her family moved to a modest two-bedroom house on a quiet street in Yorktown Heights, in search of better schools. At Yorktown High, Ocasio-Cortez excelled as a scien…

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by Jon Craig