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Northern Ireland Remembers Ted Kennedy, the Peacemaker

Aug. 28, 2009
Senator Ted Kennedy's relationship with Northern Ireland was a controversial one, but in the wake of his death, the Northern Irish pay tribute to the man many credit with helping pave the way for peace
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Ted Kennedy given big advance for memoirs

Ted Kennedy given big advance for memoirs

WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- A publisher paid U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., an advance of almost $2 million for his memoirs, his financial disclosure reports indicate.
Institute honoring Ted Kennedy envisioned

Institute honoring Ted Kennedy envisioned

BOSTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Friends of U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., have stepped up plans for a research institute focused on the senator's political career.

Colleagues wish Kennedy well

WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- Senate colleagues extended their support and well-wishes to Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.

Ted Kennedy supporting Obama

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy will voice his support this week for the White House bid of Senate colleague Barack Obama, sources say.

Kennedy confidante, Morrissey, dies

BOSTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Retired Judge Francis X. Morrissey, a longtime confidante of John F. Kennedy, has died in Boston at age 97.

Sen. Ted Kennedy penning his memoirs

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Hachette Book Group USA is reportedly paying Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy more than $8 million to publish his autobiography, the Boston Globe said.

Doctor: Ted Kennedy's surgery 'routine'

BOSTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A doctor for Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., said Kennedy is expected to recover fully following surgery in Boston Friday to open a blocked artery in his neck.

Sen. Ted Kennedy writes a kids' book

NEW YORK, N.Y., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., has written a book aimed at helping children understand how government works.

Airport security agents stop Sen. Kennedy

WASHINTON, D.C., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Sen. Ted Kennedy, one of the most recognizable faces in the United States, was stopped five times this year by airport security agents looking for terrorists.

Kennedy's daughter has cancer surgery

BOSTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Kara Kennedy, 42, the second of Sen. Edward Kennedy's three children, recuperated Friday from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from her lung. One of the Massachusetts Democrat's sons, Ted Jr., lost a leg to cancer in 1973.
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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