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Ted's Legacy

What Edward Kennedy Meant for America

The Kennedy brothers, John, Robert and Ted in their teens, stand together at their family compound in Hyannis port, Mass. (CREDIT: Photo: Corbis)

The young Kennedy brothers, John, Robert and Ted, stand outside their family compound in Hyannis Port, Mass. Photo: Corbis

Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Towering Presence in the Senate, Dies at 77
Older Americans benefited from his push for expanding health care and programs for the elderly.
August 26, 2009

Comments on the Death of Sen. Edward Kennedy
Messages from family members, politicians on the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy from brain cancer Tuesday.
August 26, 2009

Obama Calls Kennedy Greatest Senator of Our Time
Exactly one year before his death, Kennedy gave a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, where Obama accepted the presidential nomination.
August 26, 2009

Brain Cancer: Could Adult Stem Cells Be the Cause—and the Cure?

Scientists explore a new theory that could unlock the mystery of brain cancer—and other cancers as well.
November 1, 2008

Brain Cancer: New Theories and Therapies
Scientists working on the Cancer Genome Atlas, a project funded by the National Institutes of Health, released a genetic map of 20,000 genes in glioblastoma, the most common form of brain tumor and the kind diagnosed in Sen. Edward Kennedy.
November 1, 2008


Remembering Edward M. Kennedy: 1932 to 2009

Edward M. Kennedy (CREDIT: Photo by Joe Marquette/epa/Corbis)

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