Robert F. Kennedy

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Kennedy memoir calls Chappaquiddick 'inexcusable'

AP News 78 days ago

In memoir, Kennedy reveals remorse over Chappaquiddick car wreck, says hardly knew Kopechne Sen. Edward M. Kennedy wrote in a memoir being published this month that he made terrible decisions after the 1969 car crash that killed Mary Jo Kopechne, but said ...

Senator Edward Kennedy Championed Gay Rights

On Top Magazine 78 days ago

Gay rights groups say they have lost a key ally in the Senate The sudden loss of Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy has struck a blow to the gay rights movement. Kennedy's deep commitment to equality for all made him a strong advocate ...

Kennedy successor to be debated next week

AFP American Edition 81 days ago

Massachusetts lawmakers will meet next week to decide whether to appoint a temporary successor to Edward Kennedy's Senate seat, officials said Monday. As the US Congress geared up for fierce political battles, the Massachusetts' legislature said it "will conduct a public hearing ...

US parties rejoin fight after Kennedy farewell

AFP Global Edition 81 days ago

With bipartisan farewells to liberal lion Edward Kennedy still in the air, Democrats and Republicans rejoined the fight over the health care reform that the late senator called "the cause of my life." The bitterly-divided US political world closed ranks during four ...

Democrats, Republicans rejoin fight after Kennedy farewell

AFP American Edition 82 days ago

With bipartisan farewells to liberal lion Edward Kennedy still in the air, Democrats and Republicans rejoined the fight Sunday over the health care reform that the late senator called "the cause of my life." The bitterly-divided US political world closed ranks during ...

Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington, beside brothers

AP News 82 days ago

Sen. Edward Kennedy laid to rest near his brothers at Arlington National Cemetery Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was laid to rest Saturday night alongside slain brothers John and Robert on hallowed ground at Arlington National Cemetery, celebrated for "the dream he kept ...

Ted Kennedy Makes Final Trip To Washington For Burial At Arlington Cemetery

Getty Images 83 days ago

WASHINGTON - AUGUST 29: Onlookers watch as the motorcade passes with the body of late U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy on its way to burial at Arlington National Cemetery August 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sen. Kennedy will be buried near his brothers ...

US elite mourns 'lion of Senate' at Kennedy funeral

AFP Global Edition 83 days ago

Tears flowed Saturday at the grand Catholic funeral for Edward Kennedy, eulogized by President Barack Obama as "the lion of the Senate" and by his son as a tender-hearted hero. Obama, three former presidents and the nation's elite gathered at Boston's Basilica ...

US Capitol applauds Kennedy one last time

AFP Global Edition 83 days ago

Thousands gathered outside the US Capitol broke into loud applause Saturday as Edward Kennedy's funeral procession halted briefly next to the building on the last leg of the senator's final journey. In unprecedented scenes at the nation's top assembly, thousands of other ...

Mourners gather at cemetery for Kennedy burial

AFP Global Edition 83 days ago

Mourners from across the United States and the world gathered Saturday to pay their respects to senator Edward Kennedy, who was to take his final resting place near his two brothers on a hill overlooking Washington. "I think it's just a terrible ...

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