Ted Kennedy, who was honored Monday night, has been a force in the U.S. Senate for a very long time. The following is a little known story but typical of the kind of power Kennedy wielded in the Senate, as early as the late 1960s. This is a story related to me by former Senator Mike Gravel, who served 12 years with Ted Kennedy, believing Ted to be a great senator and formidable sparring partner:
Before winning the general election I...
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