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Kennedy and [[John McCain]] collaborated in writing much of the 2007 immigration bill, which failed by two votes for [[cloture]] despite support by President [[George W. Bush]]. <ref>http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/02/28/kennedy_mccain_try_again_on_immigration/</ref>
Kennedy and [[John McCain]] collaborated in writing much of the 2007 immigration bill, which failed by two votes for [[cloture]] despite support by President [[George W. Bush]]. <ref>http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/02/28/kennedy_mccain_try_again_on_immigration/</ref>
On May 20, 2008, Kennedy was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which was operated upon, and he received chemotherapy and radiation treatments.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/kennedy.tumor/index.html</ref> He succumbed to the disease on August 25, 2009.
== Disease ==
On May 20, 2008, Kennedy was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which was operated upon, and he received chemotherapy and radiation treatments. <ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/kennedy.tumor/index.html</ref> He succumbed to the disease on August 25, 2009.
''The funeral will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston's Mission Hill section.'' <ref> [http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/26/kennedy.funeral/index.html?eref=rss_politics&iref=polticker Ted Kennedy's funeral planned at Boston church.] </ref>
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