Latest crop of Kennedys still making a difference

With Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's death, only one of the nine children of Joseph and Rose Kennedy — Jean Kennedy Smith — survives. Members of the family's next generation have fallen short of the iconic stature of their uncles, but continue to make their mark in public and private life.

They include:

_Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, John and Jacqueline Kennedy's surviving child, author of "Profiles in Courage for Our Time," benefactor to New York City public schools. Cut short bid earlier this year to replace Hillary Clinton in U.S. Senate.

_Robert Sargent Shriver III, eldest son of Sargent and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, attorney and city council member in Santa Monica, Calif. Co-founded DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa), with U2 lead singer Bono.

_Maria Shriver, television journalist and first lady of California.

_Anthony Paul Shriver, founder of Best Buddies International for people with intellectual disabilities.

_Timothy Shriver, chairman and CEO of Special Olympics.

_Mark Shriver, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates and current manager of U.S. programs for Save the Children.

_Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, eldest of Robert and Ethel Kennedy's 11 children, two-term lieutenant governor of Maryland who lost her bid for the governorship.

_Joseph P. Kennedy II, former congressman from Massachusetts, founder of nonprofit organization that provides discount heating oil to poor families. Said to be considering a run to succeed Edward Kennedy.

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_Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental attorney and head of an alliance dedicated to protecting rivers, bays and lakes.

_Kerry Kennedy, Robert's seventh child, founder of the human rights organization Speak Truth to Power, which honors authors and journalists who stand up to oppression.

_Christopher G. Kennedy, Robert's eighth-born, president of Chicago-based Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. Recently announced he would not run for Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.

_Rory Kennedy, Robert's youngest, award-winning documentary filmmaker focusing on social issues like AIDS and rural poverty.

_Dr. William Kennedy Smith, son of Stephen and Jean Kennedy Smith, physician and founder of a group that supports people with disabilities and works to reduce the use of land mines. Acquitted of rape in a much-publicized trial in 1991.

_U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., Edward's son, whose struggles with bipolar disorder and substance abuse have made him an advocate for the mentally ill.

_Edward Kennedy Jr., whose loss of a leg to cancer at age 12 fueled his work for the disabled.