Ted Kennedy Pictures

Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) attend a signing ceremony for the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 at the U.S. Capitol September 18, 2007 in Washington, DC. The act will increase by nearly 600,000 the number of low and moderate-income students who are eligible to receive a federal Pell Grant scholarships. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images News)

Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) asks questions during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee with General David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker on Capitol Hill September 11, 2007 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day, Petraeus and Crocker also appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to continue delivering their reports on progress made in Iraq since additional U.S. troops were sent to the nation earlier this year. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images News)