Carolyn Maloney Husband Clifton Maloney Dead

Carolyn Maloney Husband Clifton Maloney Dead – Clifton Maloney, who was the husband of Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney has passed away today.Clifton died while climbing in Tibet,despite the fact that he was in good health.According to reports:

Maloney’s office was informed yesterday by the State Department. The congresswoman’s husband, who was 71 and in good health, was an avid climber who embarked on similar expeditions every year.

The New York Democrat was thinking about challenging Kirsten Gillibrand for her senate seat but changed her mind.
Maloney left behind his wife and two daughters.

Ted Kennedy Jr. Eulogy

Ted Kennedy Jr. Eulogy – Ted Kennedy Jr. Eulogy videos can be viewed below.Ted Kennedy Jr. along with many others were at the Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston for his father, Senator Edward ‘Ted’ Kennedy’s funeral.Kennedy Jr said:

“Although it hasn’t been easy at times to live with this name, I have never been more proud of it than I am today.”

You can watch the clips after the jump.
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Ted Kennedy Memorial:Ted Kennedy Memorial Service

Ted Kennedy Memorial:Ted Kennedy Memorial Service – Ted Kennedy Memorial Service video can be viewed below.Ted Kennedy Memorial is currently taking place at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston Massachusetts where Republican Sen. John McCain ,Republican Sen. John McCain ,Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. John Kerry and niece Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F. Kennedy will speak.McCain said:

Kennedy was the best ally you could have,we fought like a brothers and after 33 years I “loved every minute of it.”

Sen. Orrin Hatch, another GOP colleague added:

“I miss fighting in public and joking with him in the background. I miss all the things we could do together.Kennedy once dressed as an Elvis impersonator at a staff holiday party, would frequently blow cigar smoke in my direction during our early years of political committee debates, and “just knew how to push people’s buttons.”

Joe Kennedy thanked his cousins for sharing him with so many by saying:

“Every single one of my brothers and sisters needed a father, and we gained one through Uncle Teddy. Caroline and John were no different,” “The truth of the matter is that for so many of us, we just needed someone to hang onto, and Teddy was always there to hang onto. He had such a big heart, and he shared that heart with all of us.”

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Kennedy Compound A Museum

Kennedy Compound A Museum – It was revealed earlier today that the Kennedy compound that is located in Hyannis, Massachusetts will be transformed into an educational center and museum as a tribute to the late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who died at the age of 77 on August 25, 2009.According to FOX:

The compound is also known as the Hyannis Port Historic District, which covers six acres of waterfront property along Nantucket Sound. The property includes the homes of family patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy and two of his sons, Robert and John.

The legendary man will be buried on Saturday.
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Walter Cronkite Death:Walter Cronkite Sign Off

Walter Cronkite Death:Walter Cronkite Sign Off – Walter Cronkite has died at the age of 92.Cronkite who was the anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News” from 1962 to 1981, was named “the most trusted man in America” due to the way he informed, reassured and guided the nation during the tumultuous 1960s and ’70s.The legendary newsman passed away Friday at his home in New York after a long illness that may or may not have been cerebral vascular disease.