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Politics & Government

August 24, 2009 04:12 PM

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, 1932-2009

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U.S. President John F. Kennedy (right) stands with his brothers, Sen. Edward Kennedy (center) and Attorney General Robert F, Kennedy outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 1963. (National Archives/MCT)
U.S. President John F. Kennedy (right) stands with his brothers, Sen. Edward Kennedy (center) and Attorney General Robert F, Kennedy outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 1963. (National Archives/MCT) MCT
In this undated handout photograph, Ted Kennedy shakes hands with Senate page Jeff Clark, at right. (Courtesy Jeff Clark/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)
In this undated handout photograph, Ted Kennedy shakes hands with Senate page Jeff Clark, at right. (Courtesy Jeff Clark/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) MCT
Democratic Fund Raising Dinner. Speaker of the House John McCormack,unidentified man, President Kennedy, Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Boston, MA, Commonwealth Armory., 10/19/1963 (National Archives)
Democratic Fund Raising Dinner. Speaker of the House John McCormack,unidentified man, President Kennedy, Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Boston, MA, Commonwealth Armory., 10/19/1963 (National Archives)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: KENNEDY KRT PHOTO COURTESY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (KRT101 - July 17) John F. Kennedy, Jr., right, salutes as his father's casket passes at the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. He is standing with his sister Caroline, left, mother Jacqueline Kennedy, center and uncles Ted Kennedy, left, and Robert Kennedy. (KRT) PL KD BL 1999 (Vert) (gsb) -- NO MAGS, NO SALES --
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: KENNEDY KRT PHOTO COURTESY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (KRT101 - July 17) John F. Kennedy, Jr., right, salutes as his father's casket passes at the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. He is standing with his sister Caroline, left, mother Jacqueline Kennedy, center and uncles Ted Kennedy, left, and Robert Kennedy. (KRT) PL KD BL 1999 (Vert) (gsb) -- NO MAGS, NO SALES -- KRT
In July 19, 1969 Sen. Edward Kennedy's car is pulled from water as the car is screened off the bridge in Edgartown, Mass. The body of Mary Jo Kopechne of Washington, D.C., was found in rear seat. Her death was attributed to drowning.
In July 19, 1969 Sen. Edward Kennedy's car is pulled from water as the car is screened off the bridge in Edgartown, Mass. The body of Mary Jo Kopechne of Washington, D.C., was found in rear seat. Her death was attributed to drowning. Associated Press
Senator Edward Kennedy meets with Jimmy Carter: 12/05/1977
Senator Edward Kennedy meets with Jimmy Carter: 12/05/1977 National Archives
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: PATIENTRIGHTS KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY (KRT146) WASHINGTON, D.C. July 12 - Sen. Edward Kennedy, (left), and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle talk during a news conference concerning the Patients' bill of rights Monday morning on Capitol Hill. The bill will be discussed on the Senate floor this week. (KRT) KD PL  1999 (Horiz) (Digital image) (jak)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: PATIENTRIGHTS KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY (KRT146) WASHINGTON, D.C. July 12 - Sen. Edward Kennedy, (left), and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle talk during a news conference concerning the Patients' bill of rights Monday morning on Capitol Hill. The bill will be discussed on the Senate floor this week. (KRT) KD PL 1999 (Horiz) (Digital image) (jak) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: CLINTON KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY (KRT110) WASHINGTON, D.C. March 8, 2000 - President Clinton joined cabinet members and Democratic leaders of Congress in a South Lawn ceremony to press Republicans to increase the minimum wage. Behind Clinton are joined by Rep. David Bonior (D-MI), Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO) and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA). (KRT) PL KD BL 2000 (Horiz) (mvw) (Digital image)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: CLINTON KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY (KRT110) WASHINGTON, D.C. March 8, 2000 - President Clinton joined cabinet members and Democratic leaders of Congress in a South Lawn ceremony to press Republicans to increase the minimum wage. Behind Clinton are joined by Rep. David Bonior (D-MI), Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO) and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA). (KRT) PL KD BL 2000 (Horiz) (mvw) (Digital image) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: ANTHRAX-WASHINGTON KRT PHOTO BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT (October 18) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) walks with his dog, Splash, to a news conference about an anthrax scare Thursday, October 18, 2001. (KRT) NC KD BL 2001 (Horiz) (gsb)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: ANTHRAX-WASHINGTON KRT PHOTO BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT (October 18) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) walks with his dog, Splash, to a news conference about an anthrax scare Thursday, October 18, 2001. (KRT) NC KD BL 2001 (Horiz) (gsb) KRT
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: MEDICARE KRT PHOTO BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT (November 25) WASHINGTON, DC -- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) makes calls in his office in the U.S. Capitol following a vote on Medicare legislation on Tuesday, November 25, 2003. (gsb) 2003
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: MEDICARE KRT PHOTO BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT (November 25) WASHINGTON, DC -- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) makes calls in his office in the U.S. Capitol following a vote on Medicare legislation on Tuesday, November 25, 2003. (gsb) 2003 KRT
FOR USE WITH RELATED US NEWS STORIES RELATED TO: SALINGER KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY OLIVIER DOULIERY/ABACA PRESS (October 21) WASHINGTON, DC - Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and his wife Victoria Reggie Kennedy arrive at Holy Trinity Church, in Washington, D.C., October 21, 2004, for the funeral of Pierre Salinger, former ABC News reporter and former press secretary for President John Kennedy. Salinger died October 16 from heart failure following surgery at a hospital in Cavaillon, France, to implant a pacemaker. (smd) 2004
FOR USE WITH RELATED US NEWS STORIES RELATED TO: SALINGER KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY OLIVIER DOULIERY/ABACA PRESS (October 21) WASHINGTON, DC - Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and his wife Victoria Reggie Kennedy arrive at Holy Trinity Church, in Washington, D.C., October 21, 2004, for the funeral of Pierre Salinger, former ABC News reporter and former press secretary for President John Kennedy. Salinger died October 16 from heart failure following surgery at a hospital in Cavaillon, France, to implant a pacemaker. (smd) 2004 KRT
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee consider immigration legislation during a mark-up hearing on Capitol Hill, Monday, March 27, 2006. (Chuck Kennedy/KRT)
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee consider immigration legislation during a mark-up hearing on Capitol Hill, Monday, March 27, 2006. (Chuck Kennedy/KRT) KRT
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) during an exclusive interview in his Washington, D.C. residence, April 19, 2006. Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor after suffering a seizure over the weekend, his doctors said Tuesday, May 20, 2008.  (Chuck Kennedy/MCT)
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) during an exclusive interview in his Washington, D.C. residence, April 19, 2006. Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor after suffering a seizure over the weekend, his doctors said Tuesday, May 20, 2008. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT) MCT
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (left) hugs Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) during a rally at American University in Washington, D.C., where Kennedy endorsed Obama's candidacy, January 28, 2008. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT)
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (left) hugs Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) during a rally at American University in Washington, D.C., where Kennedy endorsed Obama's candidacy, January 28, 2008. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT) MCT
Senator Ted Kennedy arrives to campaign for Barack Obama at a rally at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, California, Friday, February 1, 2008.  (Brian Baer/Sacramento Bee/MCT)
Senator Ted Kennedy arrives to campaign for Barack Obama at a rally at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, California, Friday, February 1, 2008. (Brian Baer/Sacramento Bee/MCT) MCT
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) appears in a video presentation at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, Monday, August 25, 2008. (Brian Baer/Sacramento Bee/MCT)
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) appears in a video presentation at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, Monday, August 25, 2008. (Brian Baer/Sacramento Bee/MCT) Sacramento Bee
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) laughs ahead of the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th U.S. President in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (Pool photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images/MCT)
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) laughs ahead of the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th U.S. President in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (Pool photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images/MCT) MCT
President Barack Obama, right, and Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) delivered the concluding remarks during the White House Forum on Health Reform in Washington D.C. on Thursday, March 5, 2009. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
President Barack Obama, right, and Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) delivered the concluding remarks during the White House Forum on Health Reform in Washington D.C. on Thursday, March 5, 2009. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/MCT) MCT
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