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Thousands Expected To Pay Respects To Kennedy

Aug. 27, 2009
The Kennedy family gathers at their seaside home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, for a private Mass to mourn late patriarch Sen. Edward Kennedy.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler