Images of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy
In this Oct. 27, 1994 file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., left, and Republican challenger Mitt Romney argue while answering a question concerning welfare during a televised debate Oct. 27, 1994, at Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, Mass.
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US Sen. Paul Simon sits with Sen. Edward Kennedy who helped him campaign in Chicago in Simon's race against Sen. Charles Percy on May 21, 1984.
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Sen Edward Kennedy with Jacqueline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr.
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In this April 7, 2009 file photo, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., looks for the sign before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Boston Red Sox Opening Day baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston.
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Sen Paul Simon, Sen Edward Kennedy and Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1984.
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In this April 21, 2009, file photo Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. reacts as President Barack Obama speaks before he signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America at the SEED School of Washington.
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In this Aug. 11, 2009 file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. arrives at the home of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver in Hyannis Port, Mass.
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In a July 19, 1969 file photo Sen. Edward Kennedy's car is pulled from water as the car is screened off the bridge in Edgartown, Mass. The body of Mary Kopechne of Washington, D.C., was found in rear seat. Her death was attributed to drowning.
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In this Oct. 28, 1965 file photo, Edward M. Kennedy arrives with his wife Joan in Vietnam.
In this Oct. 18, 2001 file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., talks to his Boston office from Capitol Hill in Washington following reports of a suspicious package being found in his Boston office.
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In this May 29, 1996 file photo, U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks outside the Statehouse in Boston before a bronze statue of his brother, the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, at a ceremony honoring contributors to the statue.
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Sen. Edward Kennedy during the Zoe Baird hearings in 1993.
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, left, takes a stroll with his father former Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy on an open porch at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Dec. 8, 1964.
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In this Dec. 11, 1997 file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. gestures during a luncheon address at the National Press Club in Washington. Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has dies after a yearlong battle with a brain tumor.
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In a July 25, 1969 file photo Sen. Edward Kennedy is escorted by troopers as he leaves court in Edgartown, Mass., after pleading guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of the accident which killed aide Mary Jo Kopechne.
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In this Jan. 28, 2008 file photo, then-Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., during a rally at American University in Washington where Kennedy endorsed Obama.
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Edward Kennedy speaks in the Chicago area in 1966.
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In this July 14, 1972 file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy introduces the Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. George McGovern to the party's delegates at Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Fla.
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In an Oct. 4, 1999 file photo Caroline Kennedy and her uncle Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., stand together during a news conference at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston.
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In this 1962 file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, center, poses with his brothers U. S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, left, and President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington.
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In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001 file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., listens to fellow Democrats criticize the House economic stimulus package passed earlier, during a Washington news conference in the Capitol.
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In a June 4, 1983 file photo John F. Kennedy Jr., second from left, listens to his uncle Ted Kennedy, right, with his mother Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, left, and sister Caroline Kennedy, second right, at his graduation from Brown University.
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This undated file photo shows the Kennedy brothers, John F. Kennedy, left, Robert Kennedy, and Ted Kennedy, right, in Hyannis Port, Mass. Ted Kennedy, has died after battling a brain tumor his family announced early Wednesday Aug. 26, 2009.
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In this Aug. 12, 1980 file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy responds to the applause at the presidential Democratic National Convention in New York City.
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In this June 24, 1985 file photo, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., talks with President Ronald Reagan, left, as they look over an American Eagle that graced President John F. Kennedy's desk during a fundraising event for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library.
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In this Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000 picture, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks at the Democratic National Convention in the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has died after a yearlong battle with a brain tumor.
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In this May 21, 2008 file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., left, guides a sailboat up to a pier in Hyannisport, Mass., while sailing with his wife Victoria Reggie Kennedy, off the coast of Hyannis Port, Mass.
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In this June 24, 1985 file photo, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., talks with President Ronald Reagan, left, as they look over an American Eagle that graced President John F. Kennedy's desk during a fundraising event for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library.
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In a Nov. 6, 1979 file photo Senator Edward M. Kennedy, D - Mass., faces reporters at Washington National Airport moments before boarding a flight to Boston, Nov. 6, 1979.
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In this Oct. 18, 2006 file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks with The Associated Press following a campaign stop at Skip's Diner in Chelmsford, Mass.
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In this Feb. 22, 1962 file photo, Edward "Ted" Kennedy is pictured in guesthouse of the Berlin Senate on Feb. 22, 1962. He celebrated his 30th birthday.
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In this March 8, 2009 file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., second from right, acknowledges the audience with his wife, Vicki Kennedy, right, Vice-President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., after a musical birthday salute to Kennedy.
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In a Sept. 27, 2004 file photo Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass, delivers his speech about the effect of the war in Iraq on America's security at George Washington University in Washington.
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In this Jan. 9 1963 file photo, Edward M. Kennedy takes the oath of office as a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts in a re-enactment of the swearing-in ceremony with Vice President Lyndon Johnson.
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In this Jan. 28, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, stands with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., during a rally for Obama at American University in Washington, where Obama was endorsed by Kennedy.
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In this July 17, 1981 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Sandra Day O'Connor and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., make a statement to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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The Boston Globe, Matthew J. Lee In a May 21, 2008 file photo Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and his wife, Victoria, right, sit at the helm of their sailboat "Mya" at the Hyannisport, Mass., Yacht Club.
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In a Jan. 5, 2000 file photo, Vice President and presidential hopeful Al Gore, left, shares a light moment with Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., moments after Kennedy announced his endorsement of Gore's presidential campaign.
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., left, stands with his wife Victoria Reggie Kennedy in front of houses inside the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Mass., in this Sept. 13, 1992 file photo.
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In a June 4, 1983 file photo John F. Kennedy Jr., second from left, listens to his uncle Ted Kennedy, right, with his mother Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, left, and sister Caroline Kennedy, second right, at his graduation from Brown.
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In this March 15, 1967 file photo, Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., left, and Robert Kennedy, D-N.Y., sit together during a session of the Senate Labor Subcommittee in Washington.
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In this June 8, 1968 file photo, Ethel Kennedy is escorted by her brother-in-law, Sen. Edward Kennedy, to their pew in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York for the funeral services of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.
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In this May 28, 2003 file photo, U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., left, and former President Bill Clinton laugh together as Kennedy introduces Clinton at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston.
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In this Feb. 23, 1962 file photo, Edward Kennedy inspect the Berlin Wall at Bernauer Street. Kennedy, has died after battling a brain tumor his family announced early Wednesday Aug. 26, 2009.
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In a July 21, 1999 file photo Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., front, stands with his son Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-RI, as they motor out to the U.S. Navy recovery ship USS Grasp off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
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In this Nov. 11, 1958 file photo, Edward M. Kennedy, and Joan Bennett, kneel on altar and receive communion from Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York at the nuptial mass at St. Joesph's Roman Catholic Church in Bronxville, N.Y.
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In a Nov. 22, 1995 file photo Ethel Kennedy, wife of the late Robert Kennedy, kneels with Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., son of Sen. Edward Kennedy, as Eunice Shriver, sister of John Kennedy, walks behind, as members of the Kennedy family/
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In a May 20, 2008 file photo provided by Sen. Kennedy's office, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., center, is surrounded by family members.
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In this April 11, 1938 photo, Teddy Kennedy, center, and his sister Jean attend the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, London, as their father, the new American ambassador, Joseph Kennedy, paid a call on the king.
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Edward Kennedy speaks at Notre Dame High School in Niles in support of U.S. Representative Mikva in 1972.
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In this May 12, 2008, file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., left, and Caroline Kennedy, president of the Kennedy Library Foundation, pass each other during a ceremony awarding the Profile in Courage Awards.
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In this Jan. 23, 2007, file photo, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. watch President Bush's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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In an Aug. 15, 2000 file photo Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Caroline Kennedy smile after speaking at the Democratic National Convention in the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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In this Dec. 6, 2004 file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks during an announcement by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs that it will conduct an extensive oral history of his life and career.
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In this July 9, 1964 file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy smiles and waves a bandaged hand from the back of an ambulance after being transferred from Northampton, Mass. to New England Baptist Hospital to treat injuries sustained in an airplane crash.
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In this June 11, 2002 picture, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. speaks in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss hate crime legislation.
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In this Wednesday, June 21, 2006 file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., takes part in a Capitol Hill news conference to discuss the minimum wage debate.
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In this Nov. 12, 1979 file photo, U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. walks with his wife, Joan, and son, Edward Jr. across the Wesleyan University campus, in Middletown, Conn.
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In this Sept. 23, 2008 file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. Kennedy, who has been in treatment for brain cancer, was taken to a hospital Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 near his Cape Cod vacation home.
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