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3:35 PM ET, August 26, 2009

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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Edward Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies  —  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 Tuesday night.
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ABCNEWS:
Ted Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 77  —  ‘Liberal Lion’ of the Senate Led Storied Political Family After Deaths of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy  —  Sen. Edward Moore Kennedy, the youngest Kennedy brother who was left to head the family's political dynasty …
Sarah Wheaton / New York Times:
Kennedy's Death Raises Issues of Succession  —  The death of Edward M. Kennedy immediately raises the question of who will succeed the senator — and how quickly — as Congress is embroiled in a bitter battle over plans to overhaul the nation's health care system.
Martin F. Nolan / Boston Globe:
Kennedy dead at 77  —  Liberal lion of the Senate, symbol of family dynasty succumbs to brain cancer  —  Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who carried aloft the torch of a Massachusetts dynasty and a liberal ideology to the citadel of Senate power, but whose personal and political failings …
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Rush Was Right: Dems Call For “The Kennedy Memorial Health Bill”  —  How to react to Ted Kennedy's death?  There certainly is an initial inclination to react the way so many left-wing blogs reacted to the death of Robert Novak, such as this post at the prominent Crooks and Liars:
Nick Gillespie / Reason:
Ted Kennedy and the Death (Hopefully) of an Era  —  With the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), two points immediately come to mind.  —  First is the endless, generally uncritical encomia that journalists and other public commenters immediately generate whenever any major figure, especially a controversial one, dies.
Discussion: ABCNEWS and The Note
Michael O'Brien / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
Byrd wants health bill renamed for Kennedy  —  Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the only senator to have served longer than the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), mourned his friend Wednesday, saying his “heart and soul weeps.”  —  Byrd said he hoped healthcare reform legislation in the Senate would be renamed in memoriam of Kennedy.
Jesse Lee / WhiteHouse.gov Blog:
“One of the Most Accomplished Americans Ever to Serve our Democracy”  —  (President Barack Obama speaks about the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., Wednesday,  —  Aug. 26, 2009, in Chilmark, Massachusetts.  Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)  —  The President spoke at 9:57 …
Ezra Klein:
The Cause of Ted Kennedy's Life
Discussion: American Prospect and The Mahablog
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Conservatives on Kennedy: ‘A Wellstone memorial on steroids’
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Looking Forward  —  This morning, Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) …
Discussion: TPMDC and Delaware Liberal
The Corner on National Review Online:   A Kennedy's Life — By: NRO Staff
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
McCain on Kennedy
Discussion: The Politico, ABCNEWS and The Hill
BREITBART.COM:
Kennedy health reform ‘dream’ will be real this year: Pelosi
Washington Wire:
Kennedy's Death Spurs Calls to Pass Health Legislation
Discussion: American Power and The Greenroom
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
FILLING THE KENNEDY VACANCY.... Replacing Sen. Edward Kennedy is …
Discussion: Grist and D-Day
Jessica Fender / Denver Post:
'08 race worker held in damage to Colorado Democratic HQ  —  One of two people suspected of shattering 11 windows Tuesday morning at the state Democratic Party headquarters has an arrest record and a history of helping a Democratic political candidate, public records show.
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The State:
Bauer: I won't run in 2010 if Sanford resigns  —  EXCLUSIVE - Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer plans to call on embattled Gov. Mark Sanford to step down during a noon news conference today.  Bauer will also renew his pledge to bow out of the 2010 gubernatorial race should Sanford resign within a month or so.
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Michelle Malkin:
Marshall C. Sanford, will you PLEASE GO NOW!
Discussion: Greenville News
Seanna Adcox / Associated Press:
SC Lt. Gov Asks Embattled Sanford to Resign
Discussion: The Politico
Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Successor plan gains steam  —  Speaker Robert A. DeLeo ok with giving Gov. Patrick appoint power  —  House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo has given his behind-closed-doors blessing to an effort to hand Gov. Deval Patrick the power to appoint a temporary successor to U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, sources say.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and TPMDC
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Boston Globe:
Mass. governor supports Kennedy request for change in succession rules
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Steve LeBlanc / Associated Press:
Gov. would OK law change for Kennedy successor
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Rasmussen Reports:
24% Say Democrats Should Pass Health Care Reform Without GOP Votes  —  If Democrats agree on a health care reform bill that is opposed by all Republicans in Congress, 24% of voters nationwide say the Democrats should pass that bill.  —  But a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
Discussion: Hot Air and HotAirPundit
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Washington Post:
New Deficit Estimates Require Obama to Offer a Plan for Fiscal Sustainability  —  NO ONE LIKES to be the bearer of bad news — especially when it could threaten your multibillion-dollar health-care reform bill.  And so the Obama administration did not exactly rush to publish yesterday's …
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Daily Mail:
The babies born in hospital corridors: Bed shortage forces 4,000 mothers to give birth in lifts, offices and hospital toilets  —  Thousands of women are having to give birth outside maternity wards because of a lack of midwives and hospital beds.  —  The lives of mothers and babies are being put …
Boston Globe:
Kennedy to lie in repose at JFK Museum before funeral in Boston  —  Senator Kennedy's funeral is scheduled to be held at The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston's Mission Hill section.  —  By Bryan Bender and Michael Paulson, Globe Staff  —  Senator Edward M. Kennedy will lie …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Kennedy's arrangements
Discussion: The Swamp
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Vocal minority greet Howard Dean at town hall  —  RESTON, Va. — Supporters of healthcare reform showed Tuesday night that they can pack a room, too.  —  Groups backing President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul filled the 2,700-seat gymnasium where Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) …
Dan Gerstein / Forbes:
Their Own Worst Enemy  —  Democrats have no one to blame for the health care debacle but themselves.  —  With the political prognosis for health care reform turning from poor to likely terminal, many of my fellow Democrats are grieving through grievance.  They're lashing out at friends and foes alike …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Commentary
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The American Way Of Torture  —  Greg Sargent notes another document secured by the ACLU.  (Yes, Greenwald is right that it's bizarre the media in this country are second to the ACLU in demanding information from the government.)  This document gives a detailed account of the torture techniques used …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Top Bush Terrorism Adviser Admits CIA Docs Didn't Prove Torture Worked  —  Okay, this should settle it, but of course it won't: We now have a former homeland security official under George W. Bush who has contradicted the claim by conservatives that the CIA docs released yesterday proved torture worked, as Dick Cheney said they would.
Discussion: Think Progress
Megan McArdle:
Are Guns at Protests Really Dangerous?  —  So is this guy a terrifying threat to democracy?  Or just a civic-minded citizen?  If you think that his position on healthcare changes the likelihood that he will discharge that weapon, is this a rational belief?  —  I think carrying guns to protests is entirely counterproductive.
Discussion: The Plank and msnbc.com
 
 
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Matt Yglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The First Congressional Website  —  Apparently Ted Kennedy …
Discussion: Sunlight Foundation and Reason
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Leaked e-mail shows how GE puts the government to work for GE
Charles Hurt Dc / New York Post:
‘FORGETFUL’ CHARLIE FINDS ANOTHER 780G
Discussion: New York Times and City Room
Jon R. Gabel / New York Times:
Congress's Health Care Numbers Don't Add Up
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