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26 Aug 2009 02:10

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U.S.: Ted Kennedy, dead at 77; one of our nation’s greatest Senators

  • The political icon was 77. Ted Kennedy, the leader of one of the nation’s most iconic political families, had been suffering from brain cancer in the last few years. “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,” a statement from his family said. Just a few weeks ago, he lost his sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver. source

11 May 2009 23:23

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U.S.: The Buffalo plane crash conveniently gives us new flying fears

  • five number of performance tests the captain of the plane, Marvin Renslow, had failed; his company only knew about three of them source