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12:20 PM ET, August 26, 2009

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ABCNEWS:
Ted Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 77  —  ‘Liberal Lion’ of the Senate Led Storied Political Family After Deaths of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy  —  Sen. Edward Moore Kennedy, the youngest Kennedy brother who was left to head the family's political dynasty …
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Edward Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies  —  Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure and who will be remembered as one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate, died Tuesday night.
Sarah Wheaton / New York Times:
Kennedy's Death Raises Issues of Succession  —  The death of Edward M. Kennedy immediately raises the question of who will succeed the senator — and how quickly — as Congress is embroiled in a bitter battle over plans to overhaul the nation's health care system.
Martin F. Nolan / Boston Globe:
Kennedy dead at 77  —  Liberal lion of the Senate, symbol of family dynasty succumbs to brain cancer  —  Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who carried aloft the torch of a Massachusetts dynasty and a liberal ideology to the citadel of Senate power, but whose personal and political failings …
Michelle Malkin:
Sen. Edward Kennedy has died  —  The U.S. Senator from Massachusetts succumbed to brain cancer at the age of 77 tonight.  Put aside your ideological differences for an appropriate moment and mark this passing with solemnity.  —  There is a time and place for political analysis and criticism.
Jesse Lee / WhiteHouse.gov Blog:
“One of the Most Accomplished Americans Ever to Serve our Democracy”  —  (President Barack Obama speaks about the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., Wednesday,  —  Aug. 26, 2009, in Chilmark, Massachusetts.  Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)  —  The President spoke at 9:57 …
Discussion: Washington Wire
CNN:
Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy dead at 77  —  (CNN) — Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of the first family of Democratic politics, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.  He was 77.
Bob Shrum / Time:
Bob Shrum on Ted Kennedy's Greatest Speech
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Teddy Kennedy's death will be used to rekindle the old argument …
Discussion: The Jawa Report
The Politico:
Special election likely in January
Discussion: The Page
The Corner on National Review Online:
A Kennedy's Life — By: NRO Staff
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
FILLING THE KENNEDY VACANCY.... Replacing Sen. Edward Kennedy is …
Discussion: D-Day and Balloon Juice
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
McCain on Kennedy
Discussion: The Hill and The Moderate Voice
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:   Ted Kennedy: Keeper of the Liberal Flame
Michael O'Brien / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Byrd wants health bill renamed for Kennedy
Discussion: Think Progress
Washington Wire:   Kennedy's Death Spurs Calls to Pass Health Legislation
JammieWearingFool:
RIP, Ted Kennedy
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
Republicans join Democrats in mourning Ted Kennedy
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Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Colorado Democratic headquarters vandalized.
Shawn Neisteadt / KCLO-TV:
Some Surprised By ‘Clunker’ Tax  —  The Cash For Clunkers program is adding to the activity at treasurers' offices all around South Dakota.  First, people were asking for proof of ownership, so they could show they owned their vehicle for a full year, allowing them to cash it in.
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Karl Denninger / The Market Ticker:
Government (And Car Dealers) Hose You Again
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Steven Pearlstein / Washington Post:
The New Republican Plan to Bankrupt America  —  Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, this week revealed a secret Republican plan that would end up eliminating all federal farm subsidies; closing down Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks; selling off the interstate highway system …
Wall Street Journal:
The Pelosi-Obama Deficits  —  Even $9 trillion might be too optimistic on current spending trends.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  Earlier this year when President Obama was selling his first budget blueprint, he promised to end years of “borrow and spend” budgeting.  Yesterday, reality struck.
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Guardian:
Obama on brink of Middle East peace breakthrough  —  • US to adopt much tougher line over Iran's nuclear ambitions  —  • Israel to freeze construction of settlements on West Bank  —  • France and Russia offer to host Middle East peace conference
Daily Mail:
The babies born in hospital corridors: Bed shortage forces 4,000 mothers to give birth in lifts, offices and hospital toilets  —  Thousands of women are having to give birth outside maternity wards because of a lack of midwives and hospital beds.  —  The lives of mothers and babies are being put …
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Vocal minority greet Howard Dean at town hall  —  RESTON, Va. — Supporters of healthcare reform showed Tuesday night that they can pack a room, too.  —  Groups backing President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul filled the 2,700-seat gymnasium where Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) …
Rasmussen Reports:
24% Say Democrats Should Pass Health Care Reform Without GOP Votes  —  If Democrats agree on a health care reform bill that is opposed by all Republicans in Congress, 24% of voters nationwide say the Democrats should pass that bill.  —  But a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
Discussion: HotAirPundit and Moe_Lane's blog
 
 
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