Motorcade carrying Sen. Kennedy’s body arrives Boston on way to JFK LibraryBOSTON — The motorcade carrying the body of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has arrived in Boston on its way to the JFK Library. ‘He was such a good man’: Mourners gather all along motorcade route for Kennedy memorialBOSTON — A motorcade carrying the body of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy passed miles of mourners Thursday as it proceeded from the Cape Cod home where he spent his final days to the presidential library in Boston bearing the name of one of his slain brothers. Motorcade carrying Kennedy’s body prepares to leave Cape Cod for JFK Library in BostonHYANNIS PORT, Mass. — The flag-draped coffin carrying the body of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been taken from the family home on Cape Cod for the trip to Boston. Motorcade carrying Kennedy’s body leaves Cape Cod compound for JFK Library in BostonHYANNIS PORT, Mass. — The motorcade carrying the body of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has left the family compound on Cape Cod for Boston. Mourners arrive for Kennedy memorial Mass at family compound on Cape CodHYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Loved ones of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy have begun arriving for a private Mass at the family compound on Cape Cod. Mid-cap broker shares trade mixed on sector upgrade from Goldman SachsBOSTON — A Goldman Sachs analyst on Thursday upgraded his sector rating for midsized brokerages, saying an expected resurgence of corporate mergers and acquisitions as well as initial public offerings should lift the firms. Analyst upgrades Wilmington Trust, cites improving credit, unlikely need to raise capitalBOSTON — Shares of Wilmington Trust Corp. rose Thursday after an upgrade by a SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst, who said the regional bank is seeing credit trends improve and is unlikely to make a near-term stock offering to raise capital. Mourners begin gathering in Mass. for Kennedy memorial; body to lie in repose at JFK LibraryBOSTON — Mourners gathered Thursday at both ends of a 70-mile route of a motorcade carrying the body of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy from the Cape Cod home where he spent his final days to the presidential library bearing the name of one of his slain brothers. Kennedy lived life on a big stage, but constituents say he never forgot the little guyBOSTON — The world remembers Sen. Edward Kennedy for his passionate liberalism, legislative skill and stewardship of a political dynasty. Kennedy to lie in repose for 2 days in Boston ahead of burial at Arlington National CemeteryHYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s body will travel more than 70 miles from his Cape Cod home to Boston to lie in repose in a presidential library he helped develop in tribute to one of his slain brothers. Gay community remembers Kennedy as champion of AIDS funding, gay marriage, hate crime lawBOSTON — For decades, Edward Kennedy was considered the most powerful voice in the Senate for gay rights as a strong supporter of HIV/AIDS funding, hate crimes legislation and same-sex marriage. Kennedy to lie in repose in Boston for 2 days; burial at Arlington National Cemetery
AP source: Obama to give a eulogy at Kennedy Mass at historic Boston churchOAK BLUFFS, Mass. — A White House official says President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy at Sen. Edward Kennedy’s funeral Mass. Ortiz, one of the 104, not consoled by decision saying government had no right to listBOSTON — David Ortiz sat at the computer in the home clubhouse at Fenway Park, checking his e-mail, when a group of reporters sidled up to him with some news: A federal court ruled investigators were wrong to seize the list of baseball players who allegedly failed drug tests in 2003. A torch goes out: Edward Kennedy, Senate legend and last in a storied line of brothersHYANNIS PORT, Mass. — The greatest heights eluded Ted Kennedy over a lifetime of achievement and pain. No presidency. No universal health care, chief among his causes. List of possible successors to Kennedy include congressmen, state attorney general, his nephewBOSTON — For the first time in nearly half a century, Massachusetts voters will be handed ballots for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Edward Kennedy without his name on them. Obama on Kennedy: ‘The extraordinary good that he did lives on.’CHILMARK, Mass. — Edward M. Kennedy was much more than just former Senate colleague and influential legislator to Barack Obama, evident in the president’s personal, mournful tribute on Wednesday. ‘Survivor’ winner remains in Mass. jail after hearing; lawyer threatens legal actionBOSTON — A lawyer for “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch is threatening to go to court if her client is not released soon from a Massachusetts county jail. Praise flows in for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, last brother in political dynasty, dead at 77HYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, last surviving brother in an American political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died at his home on Cape Cod after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77. History and hype, fact and fairy tale defined family known as ‘American royalty’BOSTON — Hundreds of photographs line the walls of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. For the moment, one in particular has captivated a visitor from New Hampshire. Mass. Gov. Patrick says he would OK change to law for choosing successor after Kennedy deathBOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Wednesday he would support changing state law to allow him to appoint an interim successor to Sen. Edward Kennedy’s seat while a special election is held. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, surviving brother in political dynasty, dies at 77 after cancer battleHYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, last surviving brother in an American political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died at his home on Cape Cod after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77. Mass. Gov. Patrick mourns death of Kennedy, loss of ‘one of commonwealth’s brightest lights’BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says “one of the commonwealth’s brightest lights” has been extinguished with the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy. Republicans cross partisan divide join Democrats in mourning loss of Sen. Edward M. KennedyBOSTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was a Democrat’s Democrat, so much so that he became a rallying point for those in his party and an object of derision for Republican opponents. Republicans cross partisan divide and join Democrats in mourning loss of Sen. KennedyBOSTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was a Democrat’s Democrat, so much so that he became a rallying point for those in his party and an object of derision for Republican opponents. Mass. high court says state can’t collect taxes on tires bought in NH by Mass. residentsBOSTON — The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled the state has no right to collect taxes from a retail chain that sold tires to Massachusetts residents in New Hampshire. 9 men wearing tuxedos after friend’s funeral charged with fatal beating outside Boston clubBOSTON — Prosecutors say a group of men who were wearing tuxedos when they beat a man to death outside a Boston nightclub have been charged with assault and battery. Flushing Financial shares fall after downgrade; analyst cites light reserves, apartment marketBOSTON — Shares of Flushing Financial Corp. fell on Monday after an analyst downgraded the thrift, saying the company maintains a light financial reserve despite its exposure to troubled loans in the metropolitan New York apartment market. American Capital shares tumble after S&P cuts investment firm’s credit ratingBOSTON — Shares of American Capital Ltd. tumbled on Monday after Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered debt ratings for the investment firm, citing concerns over debt and earnings performance. Group plans TV ads criticizing Obama’s health-care proposals during first family’s vacationWASHINGTON — A group opposed to President Barack Obama’s health-care proposals is planning an ad campaign to run locally while the first family vacations for the week in Martha’s Vineyard. |