President Barack Obama led the nation Saturday in mourning and remembering “the greatest legislator of our time,” celebrating the indelible impact of Edward M. Kennedy as a senator for nearly a ...

Somewhere Ted Kennedy is smiling. His gamble on choosing Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton for President has paid off. The relentless Obama focus on health care, a legacy from Kennedy, has made ...

Senator Edward Kennedy is a mainstay of the liberal Democratic establishment, but today he gave his endorsement to the self-styled "outsider," first-term Senator Barack Obama . He was introduced by ...

The political bond between Ted Kennedy and Barack Obama has been widely chronicled, from Kennedy's mentoring of Obama during his first days in the Senate, to his early endorsement of the presidential ...

Political figures remember Sen. Edward Kennedy. Aug. 26, 2009— -- The Tuesday night death of Sen. Ted Kennedy has spurred a worldwide outpouring of condolences this morning from friends and ...

President Obama will repay the man who welcomed him to the Senate as a political neophyte, then helped put him over the top in his historic bid for the White House when he delivers the eulogy for Ted ...

— -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., died without realizing what he called "the cause of my life" — an overhaul of the nation's health care system. No lawmaker was more closely identified with the ...

DENVER — Ailing and aging, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy issued a ringing summons to fellow Democrats to rally behind Barack Obama’s pioneering quest for the White House on Monday night in a poignant opening ...

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Barack Obama deepened his connection to the Kennedy legacy Sunday as he stepped in for Sen. Edward Kennedy to deliver a commencement address at Wesleyan University. Before an ...

Barack Obama really didn't need a victory in West Virginia. He was already well on his way to wrapping up the Democratic nomination, and the 28 delegates at stake were not going to change that picture ...