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Capitol reflects on his legacy

A Kennedy aide at work yesterday in Washington, where many lawmakers, Republican and Democrat alike, spoke of the senator's tireless efforts to help the disenfranchised. A Kennedy aide at work yesterday in Washington, where many lawmakers, Republican and Democrat alike, spoke of the senator's tireless efforts to help the disenfranchised. (ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGES)
By Peter S. Canellos
Globe Staff / May 21, 2008

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WASHINGTON - News about the Kennedys has so often come in shocking bursts, such as plane crashes and gunfire, that yesterday's revelation that the senior senator from Massachusetts is suffering from a deadly illness had a quiet poignancy all its own. (Full article: 833 words)

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