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Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88; founded Special Olympics

Aug. 11, 2009
President John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a champion for the rights of the mentally disabled and founder of the Special Olympics, has died. She was 88.
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