Ted Kennedy

Dignitaries, President, Family Attend Funeral Mass For Ted Kennedya>

Members of the US Congress enter the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help for the funeral of Senator Edward Kennedy August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. Kennedy, youngest sibling to brothers President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, died of brain cancer August 25.

Ted Kennedy / Victoria Kennedy

Dignitaries, President, Family Attend Funeral Mass For Ted Kennedy


Widow Victoria Kennedy of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) stands outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help for the Senator's funeral August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Kennedy, the youngest brother of former President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, died of brain cancer on August 25.

Ted Kennedy / Placido Domingo

Dignitaries, President, Family Attend Funeral Mass For Ted Kennedy
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Tenor Placido Domingo...
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Tenor Placido Domingo sings Franck's "Panis Angelicus" as cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays beside him during Holy Communion at funeral services for U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Kennedy, youngest sibling to brothers President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, died of brain cancer August 25.

Time Capsule / Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy - Jacqueline Kennedy - John F. Kennedy Jr -

Caroline Kennedy - Patrick Bouvier Kennedy

Date taken:May 1991

Les Américains rendent hommage à Kennedy

Les Américains rendent hommage à Ted Kennedy
27/08 07:18 CET Politique

Les Américains le savaient, Ted Kennedy était engagé dans un combat contre la maladie perdu d’avance.
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A défaut de surprise, sa disparition suscite une vive émotion.
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A Hyannis Port probablement plus qu’ailleurs puisque cette ville de l’Etat du Massachusetts, c’est le fief de la famille Kennedy.



“J’aurais toujours beaucoup de gratitude pour le sénateur Kennedy, pour ce qu’il a fait pour les personnes âgées”, réagit Harvey Wasserman devant le musée JFK.
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“J’ai connu des Républicains dans le Massachusetts qui disaient que s’il y avait de grandes chances que quelqu’un le batte, ils voteraient Kennedy uniquement parce qu’il a tant donné aux gens du Massachusetts”, se souvient Robert Allison, professeur d’histoire à l’Université de Suffolk


Outre le musée Kennedy, les habitants de Hyannis Port viennent aussi se recueillir dans la rue qui conduit à la propriété Kennedy.
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L’un d’entre eux, Sam Kuckley, réagit : “C’est une grosse perte pour ceux d’entre nous qui avons grandi en regardant le clan Kennedy gagner en maturité pour devenir des leaders à l‘échelle du pays. (...)
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C’est un peu une ère qui s’achève”. Une ère qui s’achève, mais qui restera encore pendant longtemps dans la mémoire collective américaine.

Time Capsule / The swine flu

Health - The Swine Flu

''What was going on in May this year?''

A young girl wears a face mask to protect herself from swine flu, at Los Angeles International Airport on May 01, 2009

Pig farm owner Nguyen Ngoc Thuc checks an one-day-old pig in his farm in Tan Lap Village in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday, May 6, 2009. According to the owner, his farm makes extra effort to prevent the possible spread of swine flu, for example increasing disinfections, though Vietnam is currently free from the flu.

A worker holds up a face mask at a hospital equipment factory in Cornella de Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Face mask sales for the company increased from 250,000 units to 1 million units per week due to the swine flu scare.

Ted Kennedy / RIA Novosti

Rubric:World
U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies at 77
26/08/2009

MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) - Sen. Edward Kennedy, the last surviving brother of former President John F Kennedy, died of brain cancer at his home in Massachusetts on Wednesday at the age of 77.
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Edward Kennedy was a prominent figure in U.S. politics for almost half a century, serving as a senator from 1962.
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After hearing the news of Kennedy's death, U.S. President Barack Obama released a statement saying: "An important chapter in our history has come to an end. Our country has lost a great leader, who picked up the torch of his fallen brothers and became the greatest United States Senator of our time."
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Last year the senator underwent surgery to remove a tumor, but quickly returned to work in Congress. He served as Democratic chairman of the Senate's health and education committee until the late stages of his illness.
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The Kennedy family said in a statement: "We've lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever."
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Victor Kremenyuk, the deputy director of Russia's Institute for USA and Canada Studies, called Ted Kennedy, whose death brought down the curtain on a political dynasty, "a symbol of aristocratism in U.S. politics".
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However, he noted the late senator's special contribution to Barack Obama's election victory last year.
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"Edward Kennedy contributed to Obama's triumph and supported him during the election campaign, despite being a representative of the white establishment era."
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"In contrast to Russia, where the handover of power from the aristocracy to the masses was accompanied by a bloody revolution and civil war, in the U.S. this process was quite peaceful," Kremenyuk said.

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Mexico al espacio / J Hernandez / Portugues

Nasa adia lançamento do Discovery por mau tempo

Devido ao mau tempo na região, a Nasa (agência espacial americana) decidiu cancelar o lançamento do Discovery, previsto para hoje da Flórida rumo à Estação Espacial Internacional (ISS), em uma missão de 13 dias.
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A agência americana voltará a tentar o lançamento do ônibus espacial às 2h10min de quarta-feira (horário de Brasília). O Discovery tem como missão entregar quase sete toneladas de provisões e equipamento, além de seis ratos que serão usados em experiências sobre perda de massa óssea.
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A missão de 13 dias, que incluirá três caminhadas espaciais de seis horas e meia cada, conta pela primeira vez com dois astronautas hispânicos, os especialistas John Olivas e José Hernández, ambos de origem mexicana.
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Hernández, 47 anos, deve enviar atualizações bilíngues de sua primeira viagem espacial através do Twitter. Os outros tripulantes são o sueco Christer Fuglesang, da Agência Espacial Europeia (ESA), e os americanos Patrick Forrester e Nicole Stott.
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NASA posterga lanzamiento del Discovery por mal tiempo (Español)
Debido al mal tiempo en la región, la NASA (NASA) decidió cancelar el lanzamiento del Discovery, previsto para hoy en la Florida hacia la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS) en una misión de 13 días. Los EE.UU. volverá a intentar lanzar el transbordador a 2h10min miércoles (GMT). La misión del Discovery es entregar cerca de siete toneladas de suministros y equipo, y seis ratas para ser utilizados en experimentos sobre la pérdida de masa ósea. El 13-misión día incluirá tres caminatas espaciales de seis horas y media cada uno, cuenta por primera vez con dos astronautas hispanos, los especialistas John Olivas y Jose Hernandez, ambos de origen mexicano. Hernández, de 47, para enviar las actualizaciones del primer viaje de su espacio bilingüe a través de Twitter. Los miembros de la tripulación son el sueco Christer Fuglesang, la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA), y los estadounidenses Patrick Forrester y Nicole Stott.