Veteran US Senator, Edward Kennedy, dies at the age of 77.
Senator Kennedy had been battling a brain tumour for a long time; his death makes this a very sad day.
The BBC has a good tribute to him.
James Kwak of Baseline Scenario makes his tribute personal, and all the better for it.
I have nothing new or insightful to add, but it feels wrong to go back to blogging without paying respects to Ted Kennedy. When I was younger and perhaps more idealistic, I used to carry around a copy of his speech at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. He was a man who cared about the poor, the unemployed, and the sick, even as their cause became less and less fashionable over the past four decades. He believed that justice went beyond formalistic legal rights and extended to economic and social conditions as well. The Senate needs another person like him, but sadly will not find one.
By Paul Handover
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