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Eunice Kennedy Shriver, President John F. Kennedy's sister and Special Olympics founder, has died at age 88. May she rest in peace. Via CNS: Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who died this morning, was "a woman of ardent faith and generous public service" in her work with the developmentally and physically disabled, said Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Olympics In a letter to Shriver's family released to the press and posted on the Special Olympics Web site, the archbishop conveyed the condolences of Pope Benedict XVI. He said the pope "unites himself spiritually with each of you at this difficult time, holding close to his heart Eunice as she is called home to eternal life and trusting in the words of sacred Scripture: 'What will separate us from the love of Christ?'" News reports said the 88-year-old Shriver, sister of the late President John F. Kennedy, died in a hospital in Barnstable, on Cap...

This is a beautiful and gracious presentation by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. What a strong contrast it is to what Barack Obama has expressed about the Special Olympics! That is the difference between the culture of life and the culture of death. The culture of life celebrates every human life, whereas the culture of death seeks destruction of human life when it is "inconvenient" or for any other excuse they invent.

By now, we are all aware of Barack Obama's insensitive and offensive comment about the Special Olympics on The Tonight Show on Thursday, March 19. From TMZ,com , March 20: A bowling phenom in the Special Olympics has just challenged Prez Barack Obama to a White House roll-off ... and he'll probably kick Barack's butt. Kolan McConiughey, a Special Olympics competitor who has bowled three perfect 300 games, tells TMZ that the Prez has to score a lot higher than 129 to beat him. Kolan says he bowls an average of 266. Kolan - who works at a grocery store in Ann Arbor, MI - said he'd love to go to the White House to beat Barack on his own lane. Kolan said, "He's cool, but he can't beat me." We posed the challenge to the White House. They said "no comment." Here's Kolan's profile: H/T: Jill Stanek.