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Edward Kennedy, Senate's Liberal Lion, Dies

Aug. 26, 2009
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts died Tuesday night of complications related to a cancerous brain tumor. The 77-year-old Democrat was surrounded by family members at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. Universally known as Teddy, he served in the Senate since 1962.
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BOSTON, July 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., has completed the first phase of treatment for a malignant brain tumor at a Massachusetts hospital, sources say.

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