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Photo of the Week: Lion of the West

By Roll Call Staff
Posted August 27, 2008 at 8:01pm

Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy, sometimes called the “lion of the Senate,” is flanked by members of his family as he waves to the crowd. Kennedy made a “surprise” speech during the first night of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

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