The "strange magic" of JFK Jr.

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The "strange magic" of JFK Jr.

By Joan Walsh

Something was going wrong in Kennedy's life before the plane crash, says Camille Paglia, who reflects on both the charisma and the emptiness of the son of the martyred president.

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