Ted Kennedy

Senator Edward Kennedy's casket arrives at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help during his funeral August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. Kennedy, the youngest brother of former President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, died of brain cancer on August 25. (Getty Images) more pics » Service for Senator Ted Kennedy. Ted Kennedy Jr. spoke about his father and family at the celebration of life service for Senator Ted Kennedy.  Kennedy served in the Senate for over 40 years.  He died of complications from a brain tumor. My name is Ted Kennedy Jr., a name I share with my ... Read Full Story

Highlights in the life of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy: _ Feb. 22, 1932: Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy is born in Boston, the youngest of nine children of Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy. _ May 1951: Is caught cheating on an exam and leaves Harvard College. Enlists in the Army and serves for the next 16 months. Later re-enrolls at Harvard. _ June 1954: Graduates from Harvard and enrolls at the University of Virginia Law School. Graduates from law school in 1959. _ Nov. 29, 1958: Marries Virginia Joan Bennett, known as Joan. _ Nov. 8, 1960: Kennedy's brother, John F. Kennedy, is elected president. ... Read Full Story

Senator Edward Kennedy, who died Tuesday, aged 77, was the liberal lion of US politics, a towering, controversial figure whose death ends an era when his family appeared born to rule. Kennedy in many ways epitomized the wealthy, Ivy League-educated elite of the United States, a status detractors said enabled him to dodge fallout from scandals in his personal life. Yet he also suffered extraordinary tragedy, with the assassinations of president John F. Kennedy in November 1963 and his other elder brother, the senator and former attorney general Robert Kennedy, in June 1968. By the end of his life, following nearly five decades as ... Read Full Story

In a posthumous memoir, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy writes of fear and remorse surrounding the fateful events on Chappaquiddick Island in 1969, when his car accident left a woman dead. "True Compass" is to be published Sept. 14 by Twelve, a division of the Hachette book group. The 532-page book was obtained early by The New York Times. In it, Kennedy says his actions on July 18, 1969, were "inexcusable." He says he was afraid and "made terrible decisions" and had to live with the guilt for more than four decades. Kennedy drove off a bridge into a pond. He swam to safety ... Read Full Story

Ted Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday he's thought about following in his late father's footsteps and running for political office, but has no immediate plans to do so. Kennedy, who lives in Branford, appeared at the Connecticut AFL-CIO convention in New Haven to speak about Sen. Edward Kennedy's commitment to the labor movement. A resolution was passed calling Kennedy "labor's champion." Sen. Kennedy died Aug. 25 of brain cancer. "I would be lying to you if I said I never thought of running for office. I have," Kennedy said after his talk to the convention. "I think every Kennedy has at one point thought about ... Read Full Story