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	Eunice Kennedy Shriver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (born July 10, 1921 in Brookline, Massachusetts), USA, is a member of the Kennedy family.
		She actively campaigned for her older brother John F. Kennedy, and supported Arnold Schwarzenegger's successful bid for governor of California in 2003.
		Upon the death of Rosemary Kennedy on January 7, 2005, Eunice Kennedy became the oldest surviving child of Joseph and Rose Kennedy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eunice_Kennedy_Shriver (266 words)

	The Extra Mile - Points of Light Volunteer Pathway
		Eunice Kennedy was the fifth of nine children of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., a multi-millionaire financier, and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.
		Shriver's determination to improve the lives of intellectually disabled children and adults was prompted by her personal experiences with the intellectual disability of her sister Rosemary.
		Shriver became aware that those with intellectual disabilities were the victims of widespread prejudice and that their abilities often went unrecognized.
	www.extramile.us /honorees/shriver.cfm (1076 words)

	Wikipedia: Eunice Kennedy Shriver
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver (born July 10, 1921) is a member of the Kennedy family.
		Her father was Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr, and her mother was Rose Kennedy.
		On May 23, 1953, she married (Robert) Sargent Shriver, Jr, who was U.S. ambassador to France from 1968 to 1970, and was Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1972.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/e/eu/eunice_kennedy_shriver.html (179 words)

	Volvo for life Awards: Eunice Kennedy Shriver
		Eunice first became involved as an activist with persons with mental retardation when she was named executive vice president of the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation in 1953.
		Eunice also established the Community of Caring program, which is designed to help prevent teen pregnancy, and was a driving force in the creation of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University and a similar entity at Harvard University.
		Eunice has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Legion of Honor, and was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1998.
	www.volvo4lifeawards.com /cgi-bin/iowa/english/judges/judge/9.html (257 words)

	Eunice Kennedy Shriver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Eunice was born into the Kennedy family as the fifth of nine children.
		Eunice attended Manhattan Ville College and transferred to Stanford University, graduating with a B.S. degree in Sociology in 1943.This was an ideal field for her because her family believed that service to others was very important.
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver devoted her life to providing opportunities for persons with mental retardation She has received awards and a research center, bearing her name, continues to make life better for persons with disabilities and their families.
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	Eunice Kennedy Shriver treated for stroke - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the mother of California first lady Maria Shriver, was hospitalized during the weekend after suffering a minor stroke, according to a UCLA Medical Center statement issued Monday.
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 84, was also being treated for a recent stress fracture of the left hip, the statement said.
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver has been an activist in the field of mental retardation and founded the Special Olympics for mentally disabled athletes.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2005/10/31/eunice_kennedy_shriver_treated_for_stroke (156 words)

	Eunice Kennedy Shriver Biography
		Shriver has helped achieve many advances in both social policy and general understanding of the issues facing individuals with mental retardation.
		She is married to Sargent Shriver, Chairman of the Board of Special Olympics, Inc., former director of the Peace Corps and the Office of Economic Opportunity, and former U.S. Ambassador to France.
		The Shriver Center at UMBC, named in honor of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver, was created in December 1993, with the mission of mobilizing the talents and resources of higher education to confront and solve the problems facing urban America today.
	www.shrivercenter.org /about_ekshriver.html (390 words)

	News -- Shriver Honored With GU Degree
		Shriver recognized the need for a research center that would count among its core concerns the ethical and social issues surrounding human reproduction and development and the protection of the most vulnerable members of society,” Director of the Kennedy Institute Dr. Madison Powers said.
		Shriver then related the tale of bringing this question to former University President Robert Henle, S.J. “I asked him, ‘Where are the philosophers and the ethicists that will help to answer these questions?’ His reply was, ‘Here we are.’” Thus, she said, the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, the nation’s preeminent ethics library, was born.
		Shriver, born in 1921, is the daughter of Joseph and Rose Kennedy.
	www.thehoya.com /news/041503/news2.cfm (823 words)

	The NCAA News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although she may be best known to the general population as the fifth of nine Kennedy siblings, which include a president, two senators and an ambassador, it was another family relationship that influenced her later success the most.
		In 1984, Kennedy Shriver was recognized by another future Teddy winner, then-President Ronald Reagan, who presented the eventual 2001 winner with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, for work on behalf of persons with mental retardation.
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver was born with more advantages than most, but has spent her life giving back to society, making her more than deserving of her latest accomplishment.
	www.ncaa.org /news/2001/20011203/active/3825n01.html (1016 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
		Kennedy, of Irish descent, had little concern for the British, sympathized somewhat with the America Firsters led by Colonel Charles Lindbergh and others who wanted no war with Hitler, supported a policy of United States isolationism, and had no problem with Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasement.
		Rosemary Kennedy, the third child born in the immediate Kennedy family, underwent a lobotomy in 1941 at age 23 after Joe Kennedy was informed that behavioral issues and mood swings related to his daughter's mild mental complications could be addressed by such an operation.
		However, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of the Special Olympics and an advocate for the disabled on Rosemary's behalf, began involving her in family life later on.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy,_Sr. (1063 words)

	CNN.com - Eunice Shriver recovers from hip surgery - August 21, 2002
		WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver -- founder of the Special Olympics, sister of Sen. Edward Kennedy and the mother of broadcast journalist Maria Shriver-- is recovering from surgery for a fractured hip, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
		Shriver is the fifth of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
		In 1953 she married Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps and the Democratic Party's candidate for vice president in 1972.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/ALLPOLITICS/08/21/kennedy.shriver (259 words)

	Eunice Kennedy Shriver Suffers Stroke \| Maria Shriver : People.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy and mother of Maria Shriver and mother-in-law of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been hospitalized at the UCLA Medical Center after suffering a minor stroke, the hospital announced.
		Shriver, 84, was admitted to the facility on Saturday, and also is being treated for a stress fracture of the left hip, reports Reuters.
		Shriver is the wife of Sargent Shriver, the first director of the U.S. Peace Corps (during the 1961-63 JFK administration), and the sister of Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy.
	people.aol.com /people/articles/0,19736,1124787,00.html (240 words)

	EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER RECEIVES NCAA'S HIGHEST HONOR; 2002 THEODORE ROOSEVELT AWARD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shriver is the executive vice-president of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
		Shriver, the fifth child of the Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy family, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
		She is married to Sargent Shriver, who is chairman of the board of Special Olympics, Inc., former director of the Peace Corps and the Office of Economic Opportunity, and former United States ambassador to France.
	www.ncaa.org /releases/awards/2001111501aw.htm (604 words)

	CNN.com - Eunice Kennedy Shriver still in critical condition in Baltimore - October 30, 2000
		BALTIMORE, Maryland (Reuters) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics for the mentally retarded and sister to slain President John F. Kennedy, remained hospitalized in critical condition 2-1/2 weeks after undergoing pancreatic surgery, her family said Monday.
		"Eunice Kennedy Shriver remains at Johns Hopkins hospital in critical condition," said a statement issued by the office of her son, Maryland state legislator Mark Shriver.
		Shriver's career in public service spans more than 50 years, beginning with projects to improve the lot of female prisoners and abandoned children in the mid-1940s.
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /2000/US/10/30/shriver.reut (426 words)

	EuniceKennedyShriver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Because of their sister Rosemary, who was mentally retarded, the Kennedys had always had a great interest in programs to assist the handicapped.
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1964, with Harold Russell, Chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped.
		Eunice in October, 2003 (with husband Sargent Shriver), celebrating their son-in-law's election as Governor of California.
	www.joecarvajal.com /EuniceKennedyShriver.html (144 words)

	Eunice Kennedy Shriver Still Critical - CBS News
		Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Shriver's niece, canceled her appearance at the funeral of a Churchville, Md., sailor killed in the USS Cole attack to be at the hospital Friday, her spokesman said.
		Her husband, Sargent Shriver, was the founding director of the Peace Corps and the Democratic vice presidential candidate on the 1972 ticket with George McGovern.
		Shriver is the mother of five children: Mark, NBC reporter Maria Shriver (who is married to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger), Robert, Timothy and Anthony.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/10/27/national/main244644.shtml (413 words)

	CNN.com - Eunice Kennedy Shriver released from hospital - December 14, 2000
		Shriver, a sister of the late President John F. Kennedy, left Johns Hopkins Hospital on Wednesday, said her son, Maryland lawmaker Mark Shriver.
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver underwent surgery at the hospital on October 12 to remove a benign pancreatic tumor and was later released.
		Her husband, R. Sargent Shriver, was the founding director of the Peace Corps and the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1972.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/US/12/14/eunice.kennedy.shriver.ap (264 words)

	Kennedy Shriver hospitalized after stroke - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shriver, 84, entered the hospital on Saturday, and also is being treated for a stress fracture of the left hip.
		Shriver is the mother of California’s first lady, Maria Shriver, the wife of Robert Sargent Shriver, the first director of the U.S. Peace Corps, and the sister of Sen. Ted Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat.
		Shriver is one of nine children of Joseph Kennedy and a member of the Kennedy political dynasty.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9882750 (413 words)

	Schwarzenegger.com - Activist - Special Olympics
		Shriver believed that people with intellectual disabilities were far more capable than commonly believed and deserving of the same opportunities and experiences as others.
		Shriver is Executive Vice President of the Foundation, which was established in 1946 by her father and mother, Ambassador and Mrs.
		In “Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver,” the recently published biography of Sargent Shriver, daughter Maria Shriver remembered the unique mix of the country’s leaders and camp attendees at the family’s home: “The unifying strand tying these disparate groups together, Maria says, was the idealism and hopefulness.
	www.schwarzenegger.com /en/activist/specialolympics/so_en_CampShriver.asp?sec=activist&subsec=specialolympics (730 words)

	TheBostonChannel.com - News - Eunice Shriver Suffers Broken Leg In Accident
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of the late president John F. Kennedy, suffered a broken left leg in Hyannis Thursday afternoon when her Jeep Cherokee was hit head-on by a pickup truck.
		Shriver was cited for driving an unregistered vehicle and for not using her seatbelt.
		Shriver, whose sister Rosemary was mentally retarded, is known for founding the Special Olympics in 1968.
	www.thebostonchannel.com /news/860287/detail.html (399 words)

	Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver
		Shriver, the daughter of Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy and the sister of President John Kennedy, has long advocated for the mentally retarded.
		In 1961 Shriver, whose sister Rosemary was retarded, helped to organize the Presidential Commission on Mental Retardation, and in 1962 she established the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, as well as the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
		In 1984, Shriver was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0900717.html (202 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| Biography of Eunice Kennedy Shriver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Eunice Kennedy attended primary and secondary schools in England during her father's tenure as ambassador to the Court of St. James in the late 1930s.
		Established by her father, the foundation was set up to serve as a source of operating funds for Catholic organizations and institutions for the persons with mental retardation such as the facility where her sister, Rosemary, lived.
		For years Eunice operated a day camp for children with mental retardation on a Maryland farm where she taught a gym class and thus came to realize that many of the children were good athletes.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/2629/6395.html (684 words)

	Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (born July 20, 1965) is an activist for the mentally retarded.
		and his mother is Eunice Mary Kennedy who founded the Special Olympics movement in 1968.
		He attended Georgetown University as an undergraduate, where in 1987, he had started a precursor Best Buddies volunteer program that paired university students with mentally retarded individuals of similar age.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anthony_Paul_Kennedy_Shriver (155 words)

	Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver has helped to change the way the world views the mentally retarded and those with other disabilities and in turn, how the world treats them.
		Shriver was quoted as saying; “There was a complete lack of interest in them [the mentally retarded] and lack of knowledge about their capacities.
		Shriver began her crusade for the rights of and respect for the mentally retarded.
	www.mdarchives.state.md.us /msa/educ/exhibits/womenshall/html/shriver.html (546 words)

	Eunice Kennedy Shriver - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		nl:Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Kennedy Shriver (born July 10, 1921) is a member of the Kennedy family.
		Maria Owings Shriver, TV anchorwoman and wife of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, b.
		Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver, activist for the mentally retarted, b.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Eunice_Kennedy (177 words)

	JS Online: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Is Home
		Shriver, 79, is resting at home with a cast on her leg, said Deborah Dougherty, a hospital spokeswoman.
		Shriver was cited for failing to wear a seat belt and for driving a vehicle with an expired registration.
		Eunice Kennedy Shriver recently recovered from a severe infection after surgery to remove a benign pancreatic tumor.
	www.jsonline.com /news/nat/ap/jul01/ap-eunice-shriver070901.asp (243 words)

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