VP Biden calls Kennedy ‘historic, heroic figure’BOSTON — Vice President Joe Biden says Sen. Edward Kennedy was a historic and heroic figure, and that the Kennedy era lives on through the generations that have followed him. Public goodbye complete, bipartisan coalition of friends, family gathers to celebrate KennedyBOSTON — In death as in life, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on Friday brought together political rivals — this time to celebrate his ferocious sense of humor and unwavering dedication to family and country. |