Ted Kennedy Funeral Begins

Senator Ted Kennedy’s funeral is underway at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mission Hill. the Mass is being led by Rev. Donald Monan.

Among the attendees are President Barack Obama, and his wife Michele, Hilary Clinton and former President Clinton, former President George W. Bush, former President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill.

Ted Kennedy Jr. had this to say about his father, recalling how the senator loved “everything French - cheese, wine, and women,” and when the laugher quieted he told a story that made eyes fill with tears. As a 12-year-old, Ted Kennedy Jr. lost a leg to bone cancer and that winter his dad took him sledding after a snowstorm. Ted Kennedy Jr. slipped and fell on the ice and told his father he would never be able to climb up the hill outside their home in Washington, D.C.

“He lifted me up in his strong gentle arms and said something I will never forget,” Ted Kennedy Jr. said. “I know you can do it. There is nothing you can’t do. We are going to climb that hill together even if it takes us all day.”

BOSTON

Lines Long as People Mourn Ted Kennedy

The doors to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library stayed open late last night; and again tonight as thousands of people file through the viewing area to pay their last respects to Congressman Ted Kennedy. He died after battling brain cancer.

On Saturday, Aug 29th, Mr. Kennedy will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery alongside his brothers. President Obama is expected to give the eulogy.

BBC

Ted Kennedy dies at 77

Mass. Congressman Ted Kennedy died today after battling terminal brain cancer. He was 77. He represented Massachusetts in the US Senate since 1962.

CNN

President Obama Dancing At Ted Kennedy Birthday: Video

The Barack and Michelle Obama celebrated with Ted Kennedy on Sunday night at his 77th-birthday at the Kennedy Center. Obama lead the chorus of “Happy Birthday” as Bill Cosby emceed.

CNN caught President Obama dancing. Video is below