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"." - Ted Kennedy, 1980. more ›

President Barack Obama addressed a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday on the subject of healthcare reform. He outlined, again, guidelines for reform that include cutting costs, covering the uninsured and preserving existing coverage. The President also confirmed that common excuses that limit or end coverage, like preexisting conditions, will cease to exist. more ›

The path for the motorcade escorting Senator Kennedy’s body was recently announced. Starting in Hyannisport, it will proceed north into Boston and drive past places significant in the senator’s and his family’s life: past St. Stephen’s Church and the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the North End, over to the State House, and to then President Kennedy’s former residence on Bowdoin Street and the JFK Federal Building, ultimately arriving at the JFK Library and Museum in Dorchester. more ›

Bostonist contributor Korri Leigh Crowley sends a photo essay from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Dorchester, where Senator Edward Kennedy will lie in repose beginning later today. As you can see, the memorial for our departed senator has already been arranged and mourners have already flocked to the library to pay their respects. Kennedy's public wake will take place in JFK Library's Smith Center later this evening and will continue tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. more ›

Today, Bostonist joined everyone else in honoring the life and death of Ted Kennedy. We reported his death, honored his service and reviewed funeral plans.

• Republicans, who often opposed Kennedy's policy goals, spoke well of him after his death. Close friend Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) also praised Kennedy. [Boston Herald]

• Hillary Clinton praised Ted Kennedy. Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama over Clinton was a crucial factor in the 2008 election. [WCVB]

Teddy Kennedy is asking that Deval Patrick select someone to fill his Senate seat quickly but not permanently if he is forced to step down due to medical reasons. This would require a change in Massachusetts law for senate succession, which requires voters to select the new senator. Senator Kennedy wants to make sure his seat would be filled during the five months it would take by law to conduct an election. Kennedy has brain cancer and underwent surgery for a tumor last summer, then had a seizure early this year. He has been able to perform his duties but is clearly thinking ahead. We know no one can fill Teddy's shoes, but we hope that Massachusetts will be represented if he steps aside. more ›

• A chicken was abandoned at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in West Roxbury and is now at the Animal Rescue League’s Dedham facility. The report confirmed it is legal to keep chickens in your own home, with a permit. [Wicked Local West Roxbury]

• An apparently rare triggerfish was caught off Gloucester. It is currently alive, somewhere, until an appropriately-sized pan is found. Bostonist kids. [GoodMorningGloucester]