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Edward Kennedy, 'lion' of U.S. Senate, dies of cancer
Quick ReadAfter battling a brain tumor, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the liberal lion of the Senate and haunted bearer of the Camelot torch after two of his brothers fell to assassins' bullets, has died at his home in Hyannis Port. He was 77.
Photo credit: AP | Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. (Aug. 25, 2008)
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Edward M. Kennedy, iconic liberal "lion" of the U.S. Senate and reigning patriarch of a legendary family political dynasty, is dead.
Kennedy, whose advocacy of social issues left an indelible stamp on American politics, died of brain cancer Tuesday night at his Cape Cod, Mass., home. He was 77.
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