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In the News (Fri 18 Dec 09)

  
  The American Spectator
Kerry is turning for advice to, among others, Claudia Kennedy, the first female three-star general -- a feminist famous during the Clinton years for charging a fellow general (whose advancement she hoped to stop) with "inappropriate touching."
Claudia Kennedy once bragged to West Point cadets that "this is not your father's Army anymore!" As the press reported in the 1990s, Kennedy didn't like the word "enemy"; she relied instead on the term "peer competitor."
Claudia Kennedy thought it only fair that she enter the military if men were entering it.
www.spectator.org /dsp_article.asp?art_id=6648   (666 words)

  
  Claudia Kennedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kennedy served two tours in Germany and one tour in South Korea and focused much of her military career in the fields of intelligence and cryptology.
Kennedy made the accusation after Smith was slated for promotion to the position of Army deputy inspector general, the position responsible for investigation of sexual harassment claims.
Kennedy claimed that Smith had attempted to grope and kiss her; Smith's appointment to the inspector general's office was later withdrawn.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Claudia_Kennedy   (410 words)

  
 Claudia Kennedy: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Kennedy made the accusation after Smith was promoted to the position of Army deputy inspector general, EHandler: no quick summary.
(Kennedy was critical of George W. Bush[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject]'s military policies, EHandler: no quick summary.
Kennedy endorsed Senator John Kerry[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination in September of 2003, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/C/Cl/Claudia_Kennedy.htm   (906 words)

  
 History's Women An Online Magazine
Claudia first joined the army in June 1969 during the turmoil of the Vietnam Era and was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Women's Army Corps.
Claudia charged that Smith had touched her in a sexual manner and tried to kiss her in her Pentagon office in 1996, when they both wore two stars.
Although Claudia did not report Smith's actions to her superiors at the time, she raised the matter internally after the Army announced that Smith was to become the Army's Deputy Inspector General.
www.historyswomen.com /historyinthemaking/ArmyGeneralClaudiaKennedy.html   (408 words)

  
 New York Press
Claudia Kennedy (the highest-ranking woman in the Army) had brought formal charges against another general over something he allegedly did in an office at the Pentagon.
Claudia Kennedy for years; they bumped into each other in an empty office and at some point an "inappropriate advance" was initiated.
Kennedy said she didn’t like the idea of Smith investigating harassment complaints, that this would be, in effect, too blatant a disregard of the seriousness of sexual harassment in the force.
www.nypress.com /print.cfm?content_id=2172   (1151 words)

  
 News Service: Iowa State University
Kennedy is admired for her leadership, not only during her 32 years of service in the U.S. Army, but also since leaving the military," said Dianne Bystrom, director of the Catt Center.
Kennedy is the author of "Generally Speaking," published in 2001, which reveals how a leader makes decisions, handles crises, manages subordinates and sticks to her guns -- as it introduces readers to a woman who both witnessed and helped influence groundbreaking changes in the role of military women.
Kennedy is admired for her leadership, not only during her 32 years of service in the U.S. Army, but also since leaving the military.
www.iastate.edu /~nscentral/news/04/nov/louisesmithchair.shtml   (570 words)

  
 Kennedy commended for military leadership - News
Claudia Kennedy spoke to an audience of about 90 people about poverty, hunger, terrorism and the role of women in today's society in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.
Kennedy was named the 11th Mary Louise Smith Scholar for her leadership abilities as a female in a male-dominated military world, said Peggy Baum, program coordinator for the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics.
She said it was especially appropriate to name Kennedy as the recipient because of the situation in Iraq and her involvement as a female in the army.
media.www.iowastatedaily.com /media/storage/paper818/news/2004/11/16/News/Kennedy.Commended.For.Military.Leadership-1102231.shtml?norewrite200608161501&sourcedomain=www.iowastatedaily.com   (417 words)

  
 CNN.com - Kennedy: Destroy Iraqi leadership from top down - Apr. 8, 2003
Claudia Kennedy, a CNN military analyst, about the impact of the bombing and the role of intelligence in the strike.
KENNEDY: These reports are believed to have come from Special Operations units who have been building relationships with people on the ground and who may have had some observation of the pattern of travel of this leadership.
Claudia J. Kennedy, former U.S. Army deputy chief of staff for intelligence, is the first and only woman to have received this flag rank in the U.S. Army.
www.cnn.com /2003/US/04/08/sprj.irq.strategy.kennedy   (501 words)

  
 The Norwich Guidon - Norwich University Student Newspaper
I was glued to Kennedy's specific examples and candid descriptions of her successes, failures, and personal lessons learned during a military career that spans more than 30 years.
While Kennedy is candid in her memoir, however, many servicemen and women remain publicly quiet about her.
Claudia Kennedy USA (Ret.) will be on campus April 10-12 as a participant in the 7th Annual William E. Colby Military Writer's Symposium.
www.norwich.edu /about/guidon/2002mar21/author.html   (689 words)

  
 CNN.com - Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy: Women in the war against terrorism - October 8, 2001
Claudia J. Kennedy (Ret.) is the author of "Generally Speaking." When she became a three-star general in 1997, she became the Army's highest-ranking woman ever.
KENNEDY: The roles that women will play in this new operation will be the same ones they've been trained for their time in the military.
KENNEDY: Women make up about 16 percent of all of our military, and the total military in the U.S., when you include active, reserve and guard, is about 3 million.
archives.cnn.com /2001/COMMUNITY/10/08/kennedy.cnna   (1471 words)

  
 Generally Speaking by Claudia J. Kennedy with Malcolm McConnell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Claudia J. Kennedy takes her audience from the day of her retirement back to her college days and the time she took an interest in the army.
Kennedy tells what it was like to live and desire more than a woman was allowed in an armed service which catered to men.
In retelling her 32-year career, Kennedy shows women they are worthy of their jobs and choosing a career is ok. As Kennedy relates her own stories about war and life on the home front, she reveals the strength and weakness of our Army and government.
www.myshelf.com /biography/01/generallyspeaking.htm   (346 words)

  
 The Center for Public Integrity
Kennedy's position as a board member of three of McAuliffe's Florida companies might violate Defense Department ethics regulations that prohibit military officers from taking private positions that are offered because of the individual's role in the military.
Kennedy is listed as a director in those two companies' articles of incorporation, and it remains unclear why she did not list May on her disclosure report as the start of her involvement with the companies.
Kennedy makes no mention of McAuliffe's involvement in the companies in any of her disclosure reports, although it remains unclear whether she was required to do so.
www.publicintegrity.org /report.aspx?aid=511   (2325 words)

  
 NewsMax.com: Article Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The gold-plated harassment victim is none other than recently retired Lt. General Claudia Kennedy, who complained to the Army in September that she'd been kissed against her will years ago by a fellow general.
Kennedy was, after all, the highest-ranking Army woman ever, no doubt a compelling story in and of itself.
And unless Kennedy is leaving a whole lot out here, there doesn't seem to be any hint she was bitten on the lips until she submitted, a la Juanita Broaddrick.
www.newsmax.com /archive/print.pl?a=2000/6/6/200327   (939 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: Kennedy Nominated Army's First Female Lieutenant General   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Claudia J. Kennedy, 49, to become a lieutenant general, the Army's first female officer chosen to wear three stars.
Kennedy, a 29-year veteran, was assigned as the assistant deputy chief of staff for intelligence in July 1995.
Claudia Kennedy, Army acting deputy chief of staff for intelligence, is nominated to become the first woman in the Army and the third in the U.S. military to earn three-star rank.
www.defenselink.mil /news/Mar1997/n03271997_9703271.html   (174 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Generally Speaking: A Memoir by the First Woman Promoted to Three-Star General in the United States Army: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Kennedy was known within the army as a determined advocate for women soldiers.
Kennedy rose from the ranks of the Women's Army Corps, eventually becoming the army's first woman three-star general and serving as the deputy chief of staff of intelligence.
Kennedy joined the Army as a WAC and, as a young officer, was denied access to combat branches.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/044667916X?v=glance   (1787 words)

  
 Pentagram Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Claudia J. Kennedy, who rose to be the Army's highest ranking woman ever in uniform, officially retired June 2 at a ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard, in front of family members, co-workers and friends.
Kennedy told her audience it is the next generation that will carry the nation into the next century and into this new millennium.
Kennedy was the fact that she never demeaned anyone for anything they did in life.
www.dcmilitary.com /army/pentagram/archives/jun9/pt_a6900.html   (1027 words)

  
 Wal-Mart Facts - News Desk
Claudia Kennedy to its Employment Practices Advisory Panel, which will advise Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott and the company’s executive management team about ways that Wal-Mart can enhance its employment practices.
Kennedy joins former Detroit Mayor and Michigan Supreme Court Judge Dennis Archer and former Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund Vice President Vilma Martinez on the Panel, which was announced on April 24.
Claudia J. Kennedy joined the Army in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Rhodes College.
www.walmartfacts.com /newsdesk/article.aspx?id=1823   (458 words)

  
 Retired Lieutenant General Claudia J. Kennedy to Keynote SLDN National Dinner (ChicagoPride.com)
General Kennedy, who spoke out against the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual personnel in an exclusive interview in the Detroit News, joins a growing list of senior retired military officers who are calling for an end to the law.
Kennedy is a recognized authority on military and intelligence matters and women in the armed forces.
Kennedy was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in June 1969 through the Women's Army Corps and received a B.A. in Philosophy from Southwestern at Memphis.
www.chicagopride.com /news/article.cfm/articleid/3707604   (610 words)

  
 Murphy 06 | Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Claudia Kennedy (Ret.) today announced her endorsement of Patrick J. Murphy in Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District.
In her endorsement, Kennedy, who met Murphy while campaigning for John Kerry in 2004, cited Murphy’s history of leadership; his dedication to a strong and secure middle class, and his willingness to stand up to the Bush Administration and demand the truth as central reasons for her expression of public support.
Kennedy became the highest ranking woman in U.S. Army history in 1997, when she was promoted to the rank of three-star general.
www.murphy06.com /press092305.html   (230 words)

  
 Mount Calvary Cemetery
The inscription on the large monument is to Matthew Charles "Matt" and Emma Agnes Herley Kennedy.
Lawrence and Katherine Kennedy's footstones are immediately south of the large Kennedy monument.
This stone and the Joseph Kennedy stone are in Section 15, on the northern edge of the cemetery.
jrm.phys.ksu.edu /scripts/gallery.pl?MtCalvary   (446 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Editorial
He told investigators that -- while he may have hugged Kennedy and possibly planted a peck on her check -- none of his actions approached the seriousness of sexual harassment.
WHEN news of Kennedy's accusations became public in March, I was impressed at the high rank of the complainant.
Claudia Kennedy, on behalf of women and girls everywhere, a salute of gratitude.
starbulletin.com /2000/07/10/editorial/chang.html   (485 words)

  
 Top Female General Retires - CBS News
Kennedy remembered back to when she joined the Army as a second lieutenant 31 years ago.
Kennedy, the Army's first three-star female officer and deputy chief of staff for intelligence, complained informally to her superiors about Smith's alleged advances at the time of the incident in 1996.
Kennedy, who is not married, served on a special task force in 1997 that examined the problem of sexual harassment in the Army and concluded that it existed "throughout the Army, crossing gender, rank and racial lines."
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/03/31/national/main178537.shtml   (857 words)

  
 Frontiers Magazine • Article Page
Claudia Kennedy in her keynote address during the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network’s 14th annual National Dinner on May 13, which also featured former Marine Sgt. Brian Fricke and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., who was honored with the group’s Randy Shilts Visibility Award during the event in the nation’s capital.
Her journey to this belief was “evolutionary,” Kennedy told Frontiers in a May 17 telephone interview.
When Kennedy was sworn in as a three-star general on June 17, 1997, she became the Army’s highest-ranking woman ever.
www.frontierspublishing.com /mag/index.php?o=art&article=528   (847 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
But while we were watching that, General Claudia Kennedy stay tuned to the briefing and is here to give us a briefing.
KENNEDY: It gives him a military force that is co-located, or at least in the same country, the headquarters of which is in the same country, so it gives him great military backup in case there is a need for that.
KENNEDY: Part of it is to not be seen as withdrawing, in any way, militarily, until order has been re-established, and the new government becomes more clear.
www-cgi.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0304/16/lol.01.html   (653 words)

  
 On the Media
JAD ABUMRAD: Before she retired, Claudia Kennedy was the highest-ranking female general in the Army, and yet in 1996 when the press caught wind of an internal complaint she filed against a fellow male officer, much of the coverage was dismissive and smug.
CLAUDIA KENNEDY: And he used all sorts of sarcasm, and he called it "cooing" -- C O O I N G -- "cooing." He also insinuated that cooing had become a dominant feature of a woman's Army.
CLAUDIA KENNEDY: But you know what, I, I don't know of any woman in the Army, and I know thousands of us, I don't know a single one who thinks of herself as a victim -- even if she's had the experience.
www.onthemedia.org /transcripts/transcripts_062802_babes.html   (1505 words)

  
 BuffyWorld Forum - Episode 151: "Enemies Closer"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
CLAUDIA is standing on the edge of the roof on her cell phone, jigging a leg nervously.
CLAUDIA is alone in a classroom on her cell.
CLAUDIA is sitting in a chair with her head in her hands.
forum.buffyworld.com /showthread.php?threadid=18789   (8829 words)

  
 North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party -- Sen. John Kerry sends General Claudia Kennedy to North Dakota to Meet
General Claudia Kennedy, the first and only woman to receive this flag rank in the US Army, campaigned in Fargo on behalf of Sen. John Kerry today.
General Kennedy met with elected officals and party activists to discuss the Kerry for President Campaign.
Asked why General Kennedy is supporting John Kerry for President she said, "I've looked at all the candidates in the Presidential Campaign and I trust Sen. John Kerry.
www.demnpl.com /index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC={BA7CDFAA-A2DF-466D-8AA7-E6868E9173D4}&DE={A29631A5-E6B3-4581-8C0A-DFD502C1A006}   (159 words)

  
 The Books: Generally Speaking by Lieutenant Claudia J. Kennedy (Ret.) and Malcolm McConnell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
And even though her ideals of devotion to duty, honor, and courage were tested, Lieutenant General Kennedy and the institution she served came through with flying colors.
As Lieutenant General Kennedy traces her rise to the rank of three-star general, she offers an insider's view of how one of our most revered and misunderstood institutions operates, from the ways the Army corrects its mistakes and gets stronger to the details of an officer's daily life.
Claudia Kennedy's strong belief in standing up for one's principles and earning one's stripes-and stars-makes her a stirring example for coming generations—and a woman whose visionary contributions to America are not yet over.
www.richmondrugby.net /claudia2.html   (441 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
KENNEDY: I know that there is going to be a major increase by three or four times current force there looking for them, and so that will really help.
KENNEDY: There have been reports every day of new people found who are very close to the top of the various networks, and so, I think that as we close in on those foreign fighters from the Sudan, from Libya, from Egypt, we will find more and more.
KENNEDY: They were ready to go, and as soon as they got to that area, they took care of that.
edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0304/17/lt.04.html   (695 words)

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