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November 21, 2008 4:23:02 AM CST



The Youngest Brother Is His Own Man

Posted May 21, 08 2:24 PM CDT in US Politics 

(Newser) – Ted Kennedy's malignant brain tumor adds yet another chapter to the tragic epic of the Kennedy clan, Robert Kaiser writes in the Washington Post. The youngest of Joe Kennedy's sons got a huge boost from his older brothers when he entered politics, Kaiser notes, but he built his legacy of different stuff than theirs—not so much brilliance and charisma, but effectiveness, admired on both sides of the aisle, at making government work.

"JFK brought charm and wit to government," Ronald Steele, author of a book on Robert Kennedy, tells Kaiser. "Bobby is remembered for what might have been—but Ted should be thought of as someone who showed how government could be made to serve the people."

Source Washington Post

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In this 1962 file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., center, poses with his brothers US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, left, and President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington.   (AP Photo)
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., smiles as he sits in a family room at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Tuesday afternoon, May 20, 2008. Kennedy has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass, speaks at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., in this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008 file photo.   (AP Photo/Toby Jorrin)
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