US Senator John Kerry, D-MA, addresses the memorial service for US Senator Edward Kennedy, dubbed a 'celebration of life,' at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library on August 28, 2009 in Boston. Massachusetts. Edward Kennedy's family and an eclectic mix of friends gathered around the senator's coffin for an Irish-style wake featuring prayer, song and humor. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

US Senator John Kerry, D-MA, addresses the memorial service for US Senator Edward Kennedy, dubbed a 'celebration of life,' at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library on August 28, 2009 in Boston. Massachusetts. Edward Kennedy's family and an eclectic mix of friends gathered around the senator's coffin for an Irish-style wake featuring prayer, song and humor.

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  2. BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 24: Victoria (L) and Ted Kennedy Jr. listen as Interim Senator Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-MA) speaks 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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  4. US Senator John Kerry (D-MA) makes remarks during the executive session on the revised health-care reform on September 22, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  5. Alexandra Kerry, daughter of former U.S. presidential candidate and Senator John Kerry, speaks at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, in this July 29, 2004 file photo. The 36-year-old aspiring filmmaker was stopped by police shortly before 1 a.m. November 19, 2009, and jailed briefly on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence and later released on $5,000 bail, a Los Angeles police spokeswoman said.
  6. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) talks with Committee Chariman, Senator John Kerry (R) before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on 'The US and the G-20: Remaking the International Economic Architecture' on November 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  7. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) talks with Committee Chariman, Senator John Kerry (R) before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on 'The US and the G-20: Remaking the International Economic Architecture' on November 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  8. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) talks with Committee Chariman, Senator John Kerry before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on 'The US and the G-20: Remaking the International Economic Architecture' on November 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. A tablet 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.
  16. A security guard stands next to the cross marking 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.

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