Had it been Hillary, the national media would have had a field day (and perhaps rightly so - given the vast right-wing conspiracy out to get her). But it wasn't Hillary, it was Obama and the error was not as significant as Bosnia and ducking for cover, but ... still, it leaves one wondering.
LA Times, march 30, 2008. Obama has overstated Kennedy's aid to his father
The Kennedy connection, and dear lord, why does every Democrat do this (try to entangle themselves in the Kennedy myth), is apparently non-existent. See the post from Wednesday 4/2 on why everyone wants to be a Kennedy, including Obama.