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      <excerpt>...the outcome of a comprehensive reform of the health care system in the United States is highly uncertain, the leadership of Sen. Ted Kennedy, who died of brain cancer on August 25 at age 77, &#8220;will be sorely missed,&#8221; said Geoff Garin in a recent comm</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>I was very much reminded of this saying during the orgy of praise a week ago for the late Senator Ted Kennedy, both during the funeral services and in the ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>When Sen. Edward Kennedy died, the conservative hordes couldn&amp;#39;t resist piling on. No sooner had Ted &amp;#39;s death been announced than the bile began spewing ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>A friend of Bangladesh and world humanity - US Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy died of brain cancer on the 25th August 2009 at the age of 77 at his home in ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... the state&amp;#39;s Democratic governor appoint a temporary successor to Sen. Ted Kennedy. That person would serve until a special election is held in January. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>The late Sen. Ted Kennedy spent 47 years in the US Senate and cast more than 15000 votes. Affectionately called the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Liberal Lion&#226;&#8364;* by friend and foe, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>While the flowers are still fresh on Sen. Ted Kennedy&amp;#39;s grave, I wonder if his &#226;&#8364;&#339;fans&#226;&#8364;* remember the Chappaquidick incident some 40 years ago. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Senator-to-Senator: Birch Bayh on Ted Kennedy. by: Thomas. Sun Sep 06, 2009 at 18:47:12 PM EDT. The incomparable Birch Bayh has penned a brief piece for Newsweek in remembrance of his friend. It&amp;#39;s quick but heartfelt, and discusses ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...at the U.S. Embassy. The hostages were not freed until President Reagan was inaugurated for his first term on Jan. 20, 1981.  Kennedy said he did not inform the White House of Abourezk&#8217;s trip, said James Wieghart, an aide to the senator. In verifying </excerpt>
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