Ted Kennedy: an Amercian Icon Les Paul
14 FRIDAY , OCT O BER 9, 2009 ARTS & ENT E RT A INM E NT VALENCIA HIG H SC hoo L TED KENNEDY : AN AM ERCIAN ICON living member of his family. A long time advocate protects those with whose views we disagree.” His By Madison Tang of health care reform, Democrats adopted the new first major bill was the Immigration Act of 1965, Reporter rallying cry, “Let’s win one for Teddy” following which served as a vital turning point in immigra- On Tuesday, August 25, 2009, Senator Ted Kennedy his death this past summer. Despite this, Kennedy tion policy by effectively eliminating discriminatory died of brain cancer at his home in was a tremendously competent quotas favoring Europeans, and he has continued Hyannis Port. He was 77 years old, legislator, and even Republicans to support significant legislation since then. Ken- and the youngest brother of Presi- referred to him as the “Lion of nedy’s family, including his wife Victoria, his sister dent John F. Kennedy and Senator the Senate.” The Senator was a Jean Kennedy Smith, and his three children and two Robert F. Kennedy. Throughout pinnacle of justice and action, lay- stepchildren, are admirably coping with their loss, the course of his career, he was ing claim to almost every major and have recently spoken publicly, thanking every- elected into the U.S. Senate nine piece of social legislation since one who supported him in his “tireless march for times, serving a total of 46 years 1962. He strove to give the power- progress toward justice.” They, along with the rest as Massachusetts’ Democratic less a voice and a sense of equal- of the world, surely agree that Ted Kennedy was a Senator.
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