Ted Kennedy: Legendary Senator Passes Away From Brain Cancer (VIDEO)

Above: In this March 15, 1967 photo, Kennedy, left, and
Robert Kennedy, D-N.Y., sit together during a session of
the Senate Labor Subcommittee in Washington, D.C. Both
were members of the subcommittee. Legendary Senator
Ted Kennedy has died at age 77, losing his battle to brain
cancer. In May 2008 doctors diagnosed Kennedy, one of
the most influential and longest-serving senators in U.S.
history, with a malignant brain tumor. (Read more.)

Video: Family Announces Kennedy’s Funeral Plans
(The Associated Press)

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