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Capitol Perspective: Profiles in Courage
May 12, 2008
Edward M. Kennedy senator, D-MA
Paul G. Kirk Jr. chairman, Kennedy Library Foundation
Caroline Kennedy attorney, editor
Al Hunt Washington managing editor, Bloomberg News
Debra Bowen secretary of state, California
Jennifer Brunner secretary of state, Ohio
William Winter former governor, Mississippi

Senator Edward Kennedy helps host the 2008 Profiles In Courage Awards ceremony.
This year's awards recognize the recipients' efforts to improve election integrity, specifically focusing on flaws in electronic voting technology.

Remarks are made by Paul G. Kirk, Jr., Chairman, Kennedy Library Foundation Board of Directors and Al Hunt, Executive Editor of Bloomberg News and Chairman, Profile in Courage Award Committee. Speeches are also made by the award recipients: Debra Bowen, Secretary of State of California, and Jennifer Brunner, Secretary of State of Ohio.

A special lifetime achievement award is presented to former Mississippi Governor William Winter, recognizing his extraordinary leadership in championing educational opportunity and racial equality for generations of Mississippi citizens. A special award is presented to student Laura Schapiro, for writing this year's winning Profiles In Courage student essay.

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