U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies | Reuters

U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America’s most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, has died, his family said. He was 77.”Edward M. Kennedy, the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply, died late Tuesday night at home in Hyannis Port Massachusetts,” the Kennedy family said in a statement.

The Lion sleeps tonight, thanks for everything, Baldy

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U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies