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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) attends a White House forum on healthcare reform in March 2009. Kennedy's illness kept him away from the Senate for most of the year, as lawmakers have taken up one of his lifelong causes.

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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) attends a White House forum on healthcare reform in March 2009. Kennedy's illness kept him away from the Senate for most of the year, as lawmakers have taken up one of his lifelong causes.

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