Politico - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, battling for health-care reform and against cancer, died late Tuesday night.

AP - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid says both the Kennedy family and the Senate have 'lost our patriarch' with the death of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

AP - In an Aug. 24 story about a contractor's reviews of media coverage in Afghanistan, The Associated Press erroneously reported the party affiliation of Rep. Walter Jones of North Carolina. He is a Republican, not a Democrat.

AP - In the quiet of a Capitol elevator, one of Edward M. Kennedy's fellow senators asked whether the Massachusetts senator had plans for a family Thanksgiving away from the nation's capital. No, he said shaking his head in reply, and mentioned something about visiting his brothers' gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery.

Politico - Kennedy was known by many for his stirring oratory. Here are excerpts from his most notable speeches.

Politico - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, battling for health-care reform and against cancer, died late Tuesday night.

AP - World leaders are paying tribute to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, offering plaudits for his dedication to the causes in which he believed.

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _U.S. Sen. Edward Moore Kennedy, the last of the Kennedy brothers who profoundly reshaped American politics over the past half-century, died shortly before midnight Tuesday at his home in Hyannisport, Mass.

CQPolitics.com - He was known across the nation as an emphatic and tireless advocate of progressive causes for nearly half a century, and even more than that as the patriarch of America's most storied Democratic political dynasty.

AP - In the quiet of a Capitol elevator, one of Edward M. Kennedy's fellow lawmakers asked whether he had plans for a family Thanksgiving away from the nation's capital. No, the Massachusetts senator said with a shake of his head, and mentioned something about visiting his brothers' gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery.

AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was a Democrat's Democrat, so much so that he became a rallying point for those in his party and an object of derision for Republican opponents.

Politico - Obama was notified of Kennedy's death just after 2 a.m. Wednesday.

AP - Unlike most states, a successor to fill Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat in the Senate will be chosen through a special election, not by the governor.

AP - President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the nation lost 'the greatest United States senator of our time' with the death of Ted Kennedy.

Reuters - The head of the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, who some diplomats say has been ineffective, is stepping down, the U.N. said on Tuesday.

Reuters - The European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy on Tuesday for failing to carry out a thorough investigation into the death of a protestor who was shot by police at a G8 summit in Genoa in 2001.

AP - A Japanese campaign commercial shows then U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama cheered by supporters waving the famous 'Change' placards. The scene fades to the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan calling for change in his country too.

Bloomberg - Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Edward Kennedy, whose life was marked by triumph and tragedy as he evolved from a dubious choice for high office into one of the most influential senators in U.S. history, has died. He was 77.

AP - In the quiet of a Capitol elevator, one of Edward M. Kennedy's fellow lawmakers asked whether he had plans for a family Thanksgiving away from the nation's capital. No, the Massachusetts senator said with a shake of his head, and mentioned something about visiting his brothers' gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery.

AP - Comments from family members, politicians and others on the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy from brain cancer Tuesday:

AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy will lay out his diplomatic strategies for Iran, Syria and other key areas, in a speech to France's ambassadors Wednesday overshadowed by the uncertain plight of two Frenchwomen charged in Iran with fomenting unrest.

AFP - The United Nations has expressed 'serious concern' over an incident in Nepal in which Maoist former fighters left their camps carrying weapons.

Bloomberg - Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The death of Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy is likely to set off an intense battle for a seat that has been held for almost 55 of the past 57 years by a member of his famous family.

Politico - The senator's death leaves a vacancy atop Senate HELP Committee that could have a domino effect.

AFP - The world's 'great powers' orchestrated the Bosnian war for their own geopolitical ends, Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, awaiting trial for war crimes, told AFP on Wednesday.

AP - Britain's rail operator says it has plans for a new high-speed rail line that could get travelers from London to Scotland in two hours.

AFP - US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was 'heartbroken' over the death of Senator Edward Kennedy, saying the liberal icon's demise closed an epic chapter in US political life.

Politico - “True Compass” joins the ranks of posthumously published books written by political figures.  

Politico - Joe Biden: 'Teddy spent a lifetime working for a fair and more just America.'

AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who died Tuesday of brain cancer, will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery near his slain brothers, former President John F. Kennedy and former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.

AP - The Department of Veterans Affairs has canceled a $75 million, five-year research contract with a Texas medical center studying illnesses suffered by veterans of the first Gulf War.

AP - Radovan Karadzic is seeking evidence that the U.S. turned a blind eye to weapons shipments from Iran to Muslim forces fighting in the Bosnian war, to support his claim that Serbs acted in self-defense during the conflict.

CQPolitics.com - Other than his victory in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, no moment catalyzed Barack Obama's historic presidential campaign more than winning the endorsement of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

CQPolitics.com - IN his extraordinary half-century in the public eye, Edward M. Kennedy's image evolved many times, from the debonair kid brother of one president to the Democratic rival of another, and from neophyte partisan senator to one of the most accomplished and revered bipartisan legislative dealmakers in American history. See photos from his life in this interactive slideshow.

AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will lie in repose Thursday and Friday at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston before his funeral at a city church, the senator's office said.

Politico - Former president expresses his and Laura Bush’s condolences, best wishes and prayers, an aide says.

AP - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Wednesday he would support changing state law to allow him to appoint an interim successor to Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat while a special election is held.

AP - Nowhere outside of America has the Kennedy legacy been more deeply felt than in Ireland, where photographs of the family adorn homes and hundreds claim to be distant relations of the glittering dynasty that brought the first Roman Catholic to the White House.

AP - Fani Filosidi sifted through the burnt wreckage of her home as her family calmly loaded what was left into a small van — a stack of plates, some living room furniture, a table lamp.

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — America mourned Sen. Edward Kennedy Wednesday, recalling the veteran Massachusetts senator as a legislative lion who had a knack for accomplishing the toughest Senate tasks — and whose legacy could still be crucial to breaking Washington's deadlock on health care.

Politico - “Year by year, problem by problem,” Kennedy transformed himself into the “lion of the Senate”.

Politico - He'll lie in repose at the John F. Kennedy Library before his funeral is held at a Catholic church in Boston.

AP - Visitors to the World Trade Center site can now watch live video of the construction at ground zero.

AP - It's an enduring problem in the eternal city — seemingly endless baggage delays at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport.

AFP - It was fitting that President Barack Obama was in Edward Kennedy's beloved home state when the senator died, as the Democratic giant had played a vital role in getting him elected.

CQPolitics.com - He wasn't up for re-election until 2012, but Sen. Edward M. Kennedy had more in campaign funds than most of his colleagues who are just now gearing up for the 2010 races.

AP - In an era of bitter political division, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's death silenced a singular voice of bipartisanship at a time when colleagues are struggling with angry constituents and each other over an elusive plan to overhaul the nation's health care system.

Politico - Banking Committee chair could grab Kennedy’s gavel in committee handling health care.

Politico - In an Ideas piece, Sen. Hatch recalls his close personal friendship with Ted Kennedy.

AP - The most important political advice Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ever got from 'Uncle Teddy' Kennedy was to keep it simple when reporters ask questions, the governor recalled Wednesday.

AP - The federal government sent about 3,900 economic stimulus payments of $250 each this spring to people who were in no position to use the money to help stimulate the economy: prison inmates.

AP - A group that opposes gay marriage is focusing on Iowa, hoping to overturn a state Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.

AP - In a bid to head off any embarrassing incidents, the State Department said Tuesday it is working with Libya to find a place for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to stay when he visits the United Nations next month.

AP - The International Federation of Journalists complained Wednesday that news people covering the war in Afghanistan are being monitored by the U.S. military to see if they are sympathetic to the American cause.

AP - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Wednesday he plans to report to Barack Obama's administration his assessment of Cuba-U.S. relations following a five-day trade mission to the island even though he is not an official envoy of Washington.

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — During the first half of the year, as the Obama administration and moderate and liberal factions within the Democratic Party wrangled over the timing, shape and cost of health care reform efforts, the party's fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition pulled in $1.1 million in campaign contributions.

Politico - If Dodd takes over Kennedy's committee, Johnson would chair the Senate Banking Committee.

AP - The federal government sent about 3,900 economic stimulus payments of $250 each this spring to people who were in no position to use the money to help stimulate the economy: prison inmates.

AP - The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the state of Massachusetts to grant bail to a man convicted of beating an elementary school teacher with a baseball bat.

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Securing universal health care coverage for Americans was a decades-long quest that eluded Sen. Edward Kennedy. In the wake of his death, however, several key Democrats on Wednesday saw a chance to break what's become this year's stalemate by invoking his legacy and last wishes.

CQPolitics.com - Even while battling the brain cancer that would kill him, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy chalked up legislative successes this year.

Politico - In the hours after Kennedy's passing, POLITICO caught up with some folks who knew Kennedy well.

AFP - US Senator Jim Webb, back from a rare trip to Myanmar, called sanctions against the military regime 'overwhelmingly counterproductive' and asked the opposition to consider taking part in upcoming elections.