Then & Now: Kennedy and Biden (2 images)

Senator Joseph Biden D-Delaware (L) and Senator Edward Kennedy D-Massachusetts attend a Senate Judiaciary Committee meeting 2/5/1985.

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) (L) and Sen. Joe Biden watch as Supreme Court Justice Nominee Samuel Alito enter the hearing room during his Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, on January 10, 2005. If confirmed Alito would replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)