Edward Kennedy, `Lion of United States Senate', dead
Senator Edward M Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure and who will be remembered as one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the US Senate, died late Tuesday night. He was 77.
The death of Kennedy, who had been battling brain cancer, was announced Wednesday morning in a statement by the Kennedy family, which was already mourning the death of the senator’s sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver two weeks earlier.
President Barack Obama, whose nomination as the Democratic candidate for the top post was endorsed by Kennedy in 2008, said he was “heartbroken” at the loss of a friend.
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The death of Kennedy, who had been battling brain cancer, was announced Wednesday morning in a statement by the Kennedy family, which was already mourning the death of the senator’s sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver two weeks earlier.
President Barack Obama, whose nomination as the Democratic candidate for the top post was endorsed by Kennedy in 2008, said he was “heartbroken” at the loss of a friend.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.indianexpress.com
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