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Kennedy called 'singular figure' in America's life

Aug. 26, 2009
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in an enduring political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77. In...
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BOSTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A "threatening letter" forced the closing Thursday of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's Boston office the Democratic senator said from Washington.

Scare closes Kennedy's Boston office

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler