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Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party and the prominent Kennedy family, he was the second-most senior member of the Senate when he died.
Aug 21, 2024 · Ted Kennedy was a U.S. senator from 1962 until his death in 2009. A Democrat, he was a leading advocate in the Senate for several causes, including voting rights, fair housing, consumer protection, and national health insurance.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Ted Kennedy was the youngest brother of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. He was elected to the Senate when he was 30, and continued to work in Congress throughout his life.
Apr 6, 2018 · Late on the night of July 18, 1969, a black Oldsmobile driven by U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy plunged off the Dike Bridge on the tiny island of Chappaquiddick, off Martha’s Vineyard, landing...
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Mar 19, 2010 · Edward “Ted” Kennedy (1932-2009), the youngest brother of President John Kennedy (1917-1963), was a U.S. senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009, making him one of the longest-serving...
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Oct 29, 2022 · Edward Kennedy's new biographer wrestles with the senator's terrible flaws and his remarkable political legacy.
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Aug 26, 2009 · Sen. Ted Kennedy has died of cancer at age 77. Kennedy, the 'liberal lion' of the Senate, is the youngest brother of the late President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.