Edward M. Kennedy

Edward M. Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies at 77

Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of
the most storied families in American politics, a man who
knew triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure and who will
be remembered as one of the most effective lawmakers in the
history of the Senate, died late Tuesday night. He was 77.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/us/politics/27kennedy.html

Robert D. Novak

Robert D. Novak, Conservative Columnist, Is Dead at 78

Robert D. Novak, the pugnacious political columnist and cable
television fixture whose scoops reached across five decades
and whose nickname, "the prince of darkness," was invoked
with renewed fervor in 2003 when, acting on a tip, he
revealed the name of a C.I.A. officer, setting the stage for
a criminal investigation, died Tuesday at his home in
Washington. He was 78.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of Special Olympics, Is Dead at 88

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a member of one of the most prominent
families in American politics and a trailblazer in the effort
to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities
died Tuesday morning. She was 88.

A sister of President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F.
Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy and the mother-in-law of Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, Mrs. Shriver never held
elective office. Yet she was no stranger to Capitol Hill, and
some view her work on behalf of the mentally retarded,
including the founding of the Special Olympics, as the most
lasting of the Kennedy family's contributions.