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Saturday was a day filled with sadness, humor and hope for the Kennedy family. All three were embodied in the funeral Mass by the address given by Teddy Kennedy Jr., who, while normally outside of the public glare that accompanies his surname, certainly inherited the Kennedy voice. He was emotional as he recalled his father telling him "there is nothing you can't do" to encourage him after he lost his leg to cancer.

Judging by the looks of it, the Bush Administration wishes that the nation would just forget that American soldiers are fighting and dying in Iraq. But they haven't forgotten in Boston. After several years of war, yesterday's protest on Boston Common drew what the Globe estimated to be several hundred people. The Globe also reported that the "turnout at today's event was better than expected." The war has been hitting Massachusetts directly. Keith Callahan,...