This Wednesday, Chris Dodd and his wife served at a Youth Homeless Center in Des Moines. Senator Dodd served the food while his wife washed the dishes, their daughter did not attend, due to the weather. Some of the served shook Dodd's hand and wished him luck, some discussed issues, most of those being served either simply went through the line or chatted about things other than politics. Thursday, Dodd's Press shop released a list of things Dodd was thankful for- many of the items on the list were related in some manner to Iowa. For example Senator Dodd was thanking and being thankful for the Military and Civilian Service men and women of Iowa. Tim Shriver, the chairman of the Special Olympics committee has announced his endorsement for Senator Dodd. Reason given is Sen. Dodd's history of fighting for children's issues, Dodd's time in the Peace Corps
and Dodd's energy plan. In an appearance at Drake University Sen. Dodd said the the Bush administration was partially to blame for the conflict in Pakistan. Dodd said that the administration has put too much "undue pressure" in regards to finding the Taliban in Afghanistan. Sen. Dodd said that the U.S should keep encouraging Mursharraf to lift martial law, but not to deny military and economic ad to the country. Recently Project Vote-smart released its "presidential courage" test, Sen. Dodd being one of the three presidential candidates who agreed to take the test. Monday, in Sioux City, Sen. Dodd held a forum on his plans for Veterans and the changes he would make for the department of Veteran Affairs.
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Notably, Tim Shriver is a member of the Kennedy clan: he is the son of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of John, Teddy and Bob, and he is the brother of Maria Shriver, wife of the Governator. Of course, Tim Shriver is not a major player in the Kennedy family, and most of their endorsements are still up for grabs.
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