Edward Kennedy

Democrat  •  Massachusetts  •  9th Term  •  Sworn In 1962
Current Term 2007 - 2009 View All
  • Votes with party 100%
  • Abstains: 96%

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08/29/09
The women who stood by Ted Kennedy's side

...two key elections in his political career, Sen. Ted Kennedy turned to his wife for help. In two cases 30 years apart, his first wife and then his second wife -- opposites in personality and strengths -- both rallied to his cause. In 1964, when Kennedy s

08/29/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

The Kennedy family gathers around the gravesite during the funeral for Sen. Ted Kennedy at ...

Source: New York Daily News
08/29/09
Recollecting both good and bad of Ted Kennedy

...About 15 years ago, I was asked to drive Sen. Ted Kennedy and his wife Victoria from a labor union meeting at the Sheraton Bal Harbor to a fundraiser in Coral Gables. I can remember that 40-minute ride like it was yesterday. I introduced myself to the s

Source: Miami Herald
08/29/09
Iowa's John Culver among those eulogizing Ted Kennedy

Former Iowa Congressman and US Senator John Culver was among those who eulogized Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy in Boston last night. ...

Source: Radio Iowa
08/29/09
Ted Kennedy Jr. lovingly memoralizes dad at Mass

...federal government. But the intangible and unquantifiable chemistry of personality in a little laboratory like the Senate made Ted Kennedy forceful. Sen. Edward Kennedy was raised from birth to cherish his Catholicism, and it became both a source of co

Source: Miami Herald
08/29/09
Sons rise to honor Sen. Ted Kennedy

... Edward Kennedy Jr. kisses the casket his father, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Saturday. How will you remember the late Sen. Edward Kennedy? While President Obama said goodbye to Sen. Ted Ke

08/29/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

(NECN: Peter Howe, Boston) Yes, Senator Ted Kennedy was a passionate political warrior and a devoted surrogate father and grandfather to dozens. ...

Source: NECN
08/29/09
News of Kennedy's death hit a bad time for print

When Massachusetts' long-serving Sen. Ted Kennedy died late last Tuesday night, the news could scarcely have hit at a worse time for morning newspapers. ...

Source: Kansas City Star
08/29/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

Sen. Ted Kennedy's sons, Ted Kennedy, Jr. and Patrick Kennedy, eulogized their father at his funeral mass this morning, sharing personal memories and ...

Source: CBS News
08/29/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

The Kennedy family gathers around the gravesite during the funeral for Sen. Ted Kennedy at ...

Source: New York Daily News
08/29/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

Although I served with Sen. Ted Kennedy only briefly, as the last Democratic US senator from Texas I would like to offer several observations about this ...

Source: Houston Chronicle
08/29/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the "Lion of the Senate" and the last remaining son of the prominent Democratic political family, ...

Source: Gateway
08/29/09
Ted Kennedy and Mary Morris Lawrence

As I write this I'm sitting here watching the funeral for Senator Ted Kennedy and preparing myself to attend the memorial service for Mary Morris Lawrence. ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
08/29/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

When I woke up to the news that Senator Ted Kennedy had died, I was taken by surprise; I had been so irrationally certain of merciful miracles. ...

Source: guardian.co.uk
08/29/09
IN THE MAIL: Kennedy's passion, civility stand out

Liberals and conservatives alike agree that the passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy signals the end of a political era. GRAND FORKS — Liberals and conservatives ...

Source: Grand Forks Herald
08/29/09
Rep. Hogan's statement on Sen. Edward Kennedy

Senator Ted Kennedy's legacy is a lifetime of commitment to the great democratic principals of equal access, equal opportunity and fair treatment and to the ...

Source: The Beacon-Villager
08/29/09
Sadly, Kennedy's death brings out worst in some

In the wake of US Sen. Edward Kennedy's death, it's clear how much we're all suffering. Yes, good old-fashioned civility, long on the decline, ...

Source: Dallas Morning News
08/29/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

The Kennedy family gathers around the gravesite during the funeral for Sen. Ted Kennedy at ...

Source: New York Daily News
08/29/09
Live Streaming Video: US Sen. Ted Kennedy's funeral

If your connection becomes sluggish or the video gets out of synch with the audio, try refreshing your browser. With most browsers, this can be accomplished ...

Source: Reno Gazette Journal
08/29/09
Cowboys Stadium, Sen. Ted Kennedy, TIFs

Now that the world has said all its superlatives about Jerry Jones' stadium, what does a handicapped veteran think? When I bought my ticket, I asked about ...

Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
08/29/09
Placido Domingo, Susan Graham, Yo-Yo Ma perform eloquently at ...

... the entire funeral Mass for Sen. Edward Kennedy, but I'm glad I got drawn in, for, in addition to all the fine oratory (especially by Ted Kennedy, ...

Source: Baltimore Sun
08/29/09
Kennedy never forgot his Miles City bronc ride

... Faces were a little long when barber Bill Graves and longtime customer — and US Senator — Jon Tester discussed Sen. Ted Kennedy's death Friday morning. ...

Source: Great Falls Tribune
08/29/09
Honoring Kennedy's Health Care Legacy

As the nation mourns the loss of Sen. Ted Kennedy, there is no more fitting way to honor the legacy of this prolific public servant than by ...

Source: Washington Post
08/29/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

The Kennedy family gathers around the gravesite during the funeral for Sen. Ted Kennedy at ...

Source: New York Daily News
08/28/09
Indian country mourns loss of Sen. Edward Kennedy

Ted Kennedy did a wonderful job of speaking for them and putting their concerns in the right perspective. I always admired him. His heart was in the right ...

Source: Indian Country Today
08/28/09
Hopkinsville Woman Recalls Chance Encounter With Kennedy

Upon hearing that Senator Ted Kennedy had passed away earlier this week, Hopkinsville resident Mary Lou Roark went down into her basement. ...

Source: WBKO
08/28/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

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Source: Janesville Gazette
08/28/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

Twenty-eight years ago I walked into the Washington office of Senator Edward Kennedy. I was a delirious congressional intern enthralled with the whole ...

Source: Examiner.com
08/28/09
RE: Edward Kennedy

In May 2007, in his effort to put history in its proper perspective, Senator Ted Kennedy voted that the President should accurately acknowledge the Armenian ...

Source: Examiner.com
08/28/09
Senate Has Changed in Kennedy's Time

“Ted Kennedy was a senator out of another, very different, Senate era: an era in which senators who believed in great causes stood at their desks, ...

Source: New York Times

Official website: http://kennedy.senate.gov/
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Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-224-4543
Fax: 202-224-2417

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