the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

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Ted Kennedy passed away last night.

One can only hope that his death, tragically yet fittingly, will serve as a rallying point for the passage of health care reform for which Kennedy had been fighting for more than 30 years.

Greg Sargent offers a nice run down of the coverage at the Plum Line.

NPR has terrific content up, with an array of old photos, interviews and stories.

The New Yorker has pulled together some of their many profiles of Kennedy.

The NY Times offers comprehensive coverage and an often touching personal portrait...

He was a Rabelaisian figure in the Senate and in life, instantly recognizable by his shock of white hair, his florid, oversize face, his booming Boston brogue, his powerful but pained stride. He was a celebrity, sometimes a self-parody, a hearty friend, an implacable foe, a man of large faith and large flaws, a melancholy character who persevered, drank deeply and sang loudly. He was a Kennedy.