U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy dies at age 77

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 | 6:26 a.m. CDT; updated 4:00 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, August 26, 2009

BOSTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in a political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod after a year-long struggle with brain cancer. He was 77.

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