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Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. In office since November 1962, Kennedy served nine terms in the Senate. At the time of his death, he was the second most senior member of the Senate, after Robert Byrd of West Virginia, and the third-longest-serving senator in U.S. history. He was best known as one of the most outspoken and effective Senate proponents of progressive causes and bills. For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassinations, and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.
 
 Kennedy was born in Boston and raised in Massachusetts, New York, Florida, and England. He was expelled from Harvard College for cheating on a freshman year exam but was readmitted two years later following his service in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Harvard in 1956 and from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1959. His 1958 marriage to Virginia Joan Bennett produced three children and ended in divorce in 1982. He was a manager in his brother John's successful 1960 campaign for president, then worked as an assistant district attorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Kennedy entered the Senate in a 1962 special election to fill the seat once held by John. He was seriously injured in an airplane crash in 1964 and suffered from lifelong back pain as a result. Kennedy was elected to a full six-year term in 1964 and was reelected in 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000 and 2006.

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Evening News Ratings: Week of August 24

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The evening newscasts all saw some increase in viewership last week with NBC "Nightly News" once again leading the way in Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. The week saw several special evening news broadcasts with anchors h...

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Donklephant - 4 days ago

I see her in the distance running toward me on the beach. It’s really her – Divided Government . I’ve missed her. She looks so great, so tempting, so desirable, yet so far away. She appears t...

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Okay, so maybe Obannedy isn’t quite as catchy as Billary, but the shape of the narrative behind the whimsy of the name can hardly be overlooked. In a tight Primary race that many suspect will continue beyon...

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