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Source: The Wall Street Journal

Roundup

8-26-09

A Look Back at Ted Kennedy's Life and Career [1 minute 57 seconds]

Ted Kennedy never had the spiritual following of his martyred brothers, but the Massachusetts senator, who died of cancer at 77, had a storied career and was just as iconic for his championing of health-care reform and bipartisanship, WSJ's Naftali Bendavid reports.

Read entire article at The Wall Street Journal