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|party=[[Democrat]]

|party=[[Democrat]]

|spouse=Joan Bennett Kennedy (1958-1982)<br/>Victoria Reggie Kennedy

|spouse=Joan Bennett Kennedy (1958–1982)<br>Victoria Reggie Kennedy

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]

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|terms=November 7, 1962 – August 25, 2009

|terms=November 7, 1962 – August 25, 2009

|preceded=Benjamin A. Smith

|preceded=Benjamin A. Smith

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|status=f

|succeeded=[[Paul Kirk]]

|succeeded=[[Paul Kirk]]

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'''Edward Moore ("Ted" or "Teddy") Kennedy''', (February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009) was the third longest-serving [[United States|U.S.]] [[Senator]] in history, a [[Democrat Party|Democrat]] from [[Massachusetts]]. He was a leading [[liberal]] force in American politics, opposing free market solutions in everything from [[education]] to [[health care]].  He pushed for federal taxpayer funding of education in the 1960s, poverty programs in the 1970s, disability coverage in the 1980s; education again in the 2000s and immigration (both in tandem with President [[George W. Bush]]); throughout his Senate career—and especially in 2009 until the day he died—he promoted [[socialized medicine]].   

'''Edward Moore ("Ted" or "Teddy") Kennedy''' (February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009), a [[Democrat Party|Democrat]] from [[Massachusetts]], was the third longest-serving [[U.S. Senator]] in history. He was a leading [[liberal]] force in American politics, opposing free market solutions in everything from [[education]] to [[health care]].  He pushed for federal taxpayer funding of education in the 1960s, poverty programs in the 1970s, disability coverage in the 1980s; education again in the 2000s and immigration (both in tandem with President [[George W. Bush]]); throughout his Senate career—and especially in 2009 until the day he died—he promoted [[socialized medicine]].   

Ted Kennedy always led the most [[liberal]] side of the Democrat Party, from support for taxpayer-funded [[abortion]] to [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]].  Kennedy played the instrumental role in blocking a referendum on same-sex "marriage" in [[Massachusetts]].<ref>[http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=95626 How Ted delivered marriage to Massachusetts]</ref>  Kennedy tried and failed to win the White House and was ousted in his Senator leadership role by the [[Exalted Cyclops]] [[Robert Byrd]], who defeated him for Majority Whip in 1971.  

Ted Kennedy always led the most [[liberal]] side of the Democrat Party, from support for taxpayer-funded [[abortion]] to [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]].  Kennedy played the instrumental role in blocking a referendum on same-sex "marriage" in [[Massachusetts]].<ref>[http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=95626 How Ted delivered marriage to Massachusetts]</ref>  Kennedy tried and failed to win the White House and was ousted in his Senator leadership role by the [[Exalted Cyclops]] [[Robert Byrd]], who defeated him for Majority Whip in 1971.