WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 09: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), waits for U.S. President Barack Obama to arrive for a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama was scheduled to address the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 09: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), waits for U.S. President Barack Obama to arrive for a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama was scheduled to address the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda.

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  1. U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass., gestures during a debate while seated next to Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley in Boston, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Capuano said Massachusetts voters would make a mistake if they sent Coakley to the U.S. Senate instead of him. Capuano, Coakley, Alan Khazei and Steve Pagliuca are Democratic hopefuls in the race for the seat vacated after the death of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
  2. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), former Senator Edward William Brooke (R-MA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Vicki Reggie Kennedy, wife of late Sen. Edward Kennedy, gather onstage after a ceremony to honor Brooke with the Congressional Gold Medal in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Brooke, a two-term Republican senator from 1967-1979, was the first African-American elected to the senate by popular vote.
  3. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  4. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Sen. Paul Kirk (D-MA) questions witnesses during a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the domestic terror threat on Capitol Hill September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Kirk was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to replace Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) who died last August after a long battle with brain cancer.
  5. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 25: Vice President Joseph Biden (R) shakes hands after swearing in Sen. Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-MA) (L) while his wife Gail Kirk (C) holds a bible during a mock swearing-in ceremony at the US Capitol building on September 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. Senator Kirk, will fill the Senate seat of Sen. Ted Kennedy who died on August 25 of brain cancer.
  6. BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 24: Massachusetts Democratic Governor Deval Patrick (C) speaks as U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (L) and Interim Senator Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-MA) look on at a press conference on September 24, 2009 at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Kirk, the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman, will take over Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat that was left vacated from his passing on August 25.

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  2. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: In this photo illustration, a copy of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sits on end on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  3. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) open boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  4. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross (R) puts copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), former Senator Edward William Brooke (R-MA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Vicki Reggie Kennedy, wife of late Sen. Edward Kennedy, gather onstage after a ceremony to honor Brooke with the Congressional Gold Medal in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Brooke, a two-term Republican senator from 1967-1979, was the first African-American elected to the senate by popular vote.
  8. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 09: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), waits for U.S. President Barack Obama to arrive for a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama was scheduled to address the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda.
  9. FILE -- In this Jan. 20, 2009 file photograph provided by Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., right, poses for a picture with his son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., at the inauguration of President Barack Obama at the Capitol in Washington. Congressman Kennedy took out a half-page ad inside front section of Sept. 6, 2009 edition of The Providence Journal thanking his Rhode Island constituents for their support and sympathy after his father's death.
  10. Visitors pay their respects at the grave of US Senator Edward Kennedy a day after his burial August 30, 2009 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Kennedy died August 25 after a year-long battle with brain cancer.
  11. A cross marks the grave of US Senator Edward Kennedy a day after his burial August 30, 2009 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Kennedy died August 25 after a year-long battle with brain cancer.
  12. A cross marks the grave of US Senator Edward Kennedy a day after his burial August 30, 2009 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Kennedy died August 25 after a year-long battle with brain cancer.
  13. US President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and members of the US Congress look on October 28, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  14. Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a burning US flag as they shout slogans during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  15. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man torches an US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  16. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man carries a burning US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.

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