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Former U.S. Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy (Feb. 22, 1932 - Aug. 25, 2009) served 37 years as senator for the state of Massachusetts before dying of brain cancer. At the time of his death, he was the third-longest serving senator in U.S. history and was the second-longest active senator in Congress, having held the position since 1962. Kennedy was the youngest of nine children and brother of former President John F. Kennedy and former New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy was known as a "liberal lion" for his strong stance and liberal ideology while in politics. In 1980, he ran an unsuccessful bid for the presidency. He left behind a wife, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, and three children, Edward...
Former U.S. Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy (Feb. 22, 1932 - Aug. 25, 2009) served 37 years as senator for the state of Massachusetts before dying of brain cancer. At the time of his death, he was the third-longest serving senator in U.S. history and was the second-longest active senator in Congress, having held the position since 1962. Kennedy was the youngest of nine children and brother of former President John F. Kennedy and former New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy was known as a "liberal lion" for his strong stance and liberal ideology while in politics. In 1980, he ran an unsuccessful bid for the presidency. He left behind a wife, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, and three children, Edward M. Kennedy Jr., Kara Anne Kennedy and Patrick Kennedy.
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Ted Kennedy honored with new drama award
The late Edward M. Kennedy is being honored with a new drama prize in his name. The annual award, which will be given through Columbia University Libraries in New York, will recognize a new play or musical that explores American history in a meaningful...
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Breaking News: Senator Ted Kennedy Dead at 77
Fox59.comMassachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has died after a yearlong battle with a brain tumor BOSTON (AP) - Sen. Edward Kennedy has died after a long battle with a brain tumor. He was 77. The youngest of the Kennedy brothers, he became perhaps the most...Tags: Barack Obama, Brain, Death, Family, Hospitals and Clinics
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Remembering Senator Ted Kennedy
KIAHUNDATED (AP) - A conservative Republican who didn't often see eye-to-eye with Ted Kennedy says that while his political battles with Kennedy were real, "you couldn't help but like him." Orrin Hatch of Utah says he and Kennedy were "like fighting...Tags: Hilda L. Solis, Crime, Law and Justice, Wages and Pensions, Family, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Senator Ted Kennedy Dies at 77
Associated Press WriterSen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in a political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod after a year-long struggle with brain cancer. He was 77. In...Tags: History, Family, Robert Byrd, Edward Moore, Political Candidates
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Eunice Shriver, JFK's sister, dies at 88
Los Angeles TimesEunice Kennedy Shriver, whose advocacy for the mentally disabled helped bring people with special needs into the mainstream of American life, has died. She was 88. Shriver, the sister of President Kennedy and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and the mother of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Richard J. Daley, Diplomacy, Sports
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Healthcare reform: 'Defining moment'
The Swampby Mark Silva Calling this "a defining moment'' in the nation's history, President Barack Obama today framed the debate over healthcare reform as a matter of rebuilding a strong, competitive economy. "If we don't act,'' Obama says, "if we let......Tags: Barack Obama, Virginia, Private Health Care, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
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Don't ask, don't tell: Iraq vet's repeal duty
The Swampby Josh Drobnyk The congressional effort to reverse the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays and lesbians in the military has landed on the desk of Rep. Patrick Murphy, an Iraq war veteran and Bronze Star winner who......Tags: Barack Obama, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Bill Clinton, Armed Forces, Laws
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Ted Kennedy to be Buried at Arlington
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who died Tuesday of brain cancer, will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery near his slain brothers, former President John F. Kennedy and former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. An official knowledgeable about the...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Death, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Robert F. Kennedy
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FBI Files: Ted Kennedy Lived With Death Threats For Decades After Brothers' Murders
Associated Press WritersSen. Edward M. Kennedy became a magnet for extremist rage in the decades after his brothers were gunned down, living under constant, chillingly specific assassination threats of his own, according to newly released FBI documents. Five years after...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Chappaquiddick Island, Washington (U.S. state), Edgartown (Dukes, Massachusetts)
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Republican, Democrat: Healthcare union
The Swampby Noam Levey WAUKON, Iowa -- One is a thrifty soybean farmer from Iowa with a penchant for righteous speeches about government waste. The other is a Stanford-educated lawyer from a Montana ranching family who looks uncomfortable leading a debate.......Tags: Private Health Care, Virginia, Upper House, Dining and Drinking, Kent Conrad
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Franken: No. 2 Minnesotan, 60th senator
The Swampby James Oliphant Al Franken -- the former comedian who won a bruising, eight-month vote recount and court battle in Minnesota -- arrived on Capitol Hill on Monday, a day before he was to be sworn in as a new......Tags: Virginia, Minnesota, Sonia Sotomayor, Parliament, Upper House
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