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Line 100: − His funeral was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in the Mission Hill section of [[Boston]].<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> The senator was buried beside his brothers in [[Arlington National Cemetery]] in [[Virginia]].+
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On May 20, 2008, Kennedy was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which was treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/kennedy.tumor/index.html</ref> He succumbed to the disease on August 25, 2009.
On May 20, 2008, Kennedy was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which was treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/kennedy.tumor/index.html</ref> He succumbed to the disease on August 25, 2009.
Despite his pro-[[abortion]] stance throughout his life, his [[Catholic]] funeral was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in the Mission Hill section of [[Boston]].<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> The senator was buried beside his brothers in [[Arlington National Cemetery]] in [[Virginia]].
Kennedy's [[memoir]] ''True Compass'' was published three weeks after his death.
Kennedy's [[memoir]] ''True Compass'' was published three weeks after his death.