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A torch extinguished: Ted Kennedy dead at 77

Written by CALVIN WOODWARD and GLEN JOHNSON

HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (AP) — The greatest heights eluded Ted Kennedy over a lifetime of achievement and pain. No presidency. No universal health care, chief among his causes.

Instead, Kennedy built his Washington monument stone by stone, his imprint distinct on the Senate's most important works over nearly half a century. He toiled across the Potomac River from the graveyard of his fallen brothers.

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Analysis: Health overhaul tactics need overhaul - An AP News Analysis

Written by STEVEN R. HURST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama still may push through an overhaul of the American health care system, but political indicators point to a needed overhaul of his own tactics for selling reform.

Barely eight months in office, Obama is trapped between the jaws of a tightening vise. On one side, Republicans refuse to countenance further government involvement in health care; on the other, liberal Democrats insist Obama keep his campaign pledge to make sure the estimated 50 million Americans who are without coverage can afford health insurance.

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Jury awards punitive damages to smoker’s daughter

Written by GREG RISLING
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury on Monday recommended that cigarette maker Philip Morris USA should pay $13.8 million in punitive damages to the daughter of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer. The panel voted 9-3 in favor of Bullock's daughter Jodie Bullock, who is now the plaintiff in the case. Betty Bullock died of lung cancer in February 2003. Read more Add comment (0)

Williams sisters' deal with NFL Dolphins announced

Written by STEVEN WINE
DAVIE (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams confirmed they bought a small stake in the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday. Their deal with owner Stephen Ross, first reported last week, made the sisters the latest celebrities to become minor owners in the NFL team. Read more Add comment (0)

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