Edward Kennedy

Another interview coup for Oprah Winfrey: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. Read Full Story

Posted By Nancy Houser on September 2, 2009 --> When the 6-month male Portuguese water dog, Bo, first arrived at the White House on April 14, 2009, he had been more than anticipated for awhile. MORE than anticipated! A gift from Senator Edward Kennedy and his wife to the two girls–Malia and Sasha—Bo now carries memories of the late Senator’s close friendship with President Obama. Bo is the son of Senator Kennedy’s female Portuguese water dog, himself owning several dogs of the breed. As we all know, President Obama’s daughters chose the name Bo for the pup because first lady Michelle Obama’s father was ... Read Full Story

(Getty Images) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced in an address to a joint session of congress Wednesday that Sen. Ted Kennedy would be knighted. In the United States, Kennedy is known best for a controversial car crash that dashed any chance he had of running for president, and his long stint as Massachussetts' senior senator. But in England they know him as one of "the Four Horsemen" who negotiated a truce between the IRA, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain. For this, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown heaped praise on the cancer-stricken de facto patriarch of the Kennedy family in his address. Brown said ... Read Full Story

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in an enduring political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77. In nearly 50 years in the Senate, Kennedy, a liberal Democrat, served alongside 10 presidents — his brother John Fitzgerald Kennedy among them — compiling an impressive list of legislative achievements on health care, civil rights, education, immigration and more. His only run for the White House ended in defeat in 1980, when President Jimmy Carter turned back his challenge for ... Read Full Story

Comments from family members, politicians on the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy from brain cancer Tuesday: "Edward M. Kennedy — the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply — died late Tuesday night at home in Hyannis Port. We've lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever. We thank everyone who gave him care and support over this last year, and everyone who stood with him for so many years in his tireless march for progress toward justice, fairness and ... Read Full Story