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BOSTON (AP) — Sen. 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 in Hyannis Port after a year-long struggle with brain cancer. [1]
Senator Edward Kennedy, front, and his wife Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Aug. 11. [2]
The decline in health leading to his death brought a spirited show of support from both sides of the political aisle: Just after Kennedy was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital two years ago, then-President Bush phoned the senator’s wife, Victoria Kennedy, to convey the message, “Take care of my friend.” [3]
Edward Kennedy, the iconic Democratic U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who raised a strong liberal voice in American politics for the past four decades, died Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. [4]
He also made a surprise and forceful appearance at last summer’s Democratic National Convention, where he spoke of his own illness and said health care was the cause of his life. [...] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada issued a statement that said, “It was the thrill of my lifetime to work with Ted Kennedy…..The liberal lion’s mighty roar may now fall silent, but his dream shall never die.” [...] He was away from the Senate for much of this year, leaving Republicans and Democrats to speculate about the impact what his absence meant for the fate of Obama’s health care proposals. [1]
Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy (February 22, 1932 ‘ August 25, 2009) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. [5]
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“It is vital for this commonwealth to have two voices speaking for the needs of its citizens and two votes in the Senate during the approximately five months between a vacancy and an election,” he wrote. [...] Boston (AP) — A cancer-stricken Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has asked Massachusetts leaders to change state law to allow a speedy replacement if it becomes necessary for him to surrender his seat, fearing a months-long vacancy would deny Democrats a crucial vote on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. [2]
While it was Kennedy’s older brother Joseph Jr. (born in 1915, 17 years before Ted) whom his father eyed for the White House, that dream died in 1944, when the plane Joe Jr. was piloting was shot down during World War II. [4]
More than a quarter-century later, he handed then- Sen. Barack Obama an endorsement at a critical point in the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, explicitly likening the young contender to President Kennedy. [1]
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Even with his own share of the setbacks and tragedies that have befallen his legendary family, Kennedy, known as Ted, was an indefatigable leader in the U.S. Senate and elsewhere. [4]
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[1] Sen. Edward Kennedy Dies At Age 77 After Yearlong Battle With Brain …
[2] WBZ NEWSRADIO 1030 - Kennedy wants speedy process to replace him in Senate
[3] Sen. Edward Kennedy Dies at 77 - Tributes, Edward Kennedy : People.com
[4] Senator Edward Kennedy Dead at 77 - Tributes, Edward Kennedy : People.com
[5] Ted Kennedy - Wikipedia