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. 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. 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. |