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The Kennedy brothers' special bond

Americans know the image of the hypercompetitive Kennedy brothers playing touch football together. But there was another image - an unquestioning love and loyalty among Joseph Jr., John, Robert and Edward.

"People use the term brotherly love almost as a cliche now, but with those brothers love was palpable," said John Seigenthaler, a former journalist who worked as a special assistant to Robert...

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