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Then Sen. Barack Obama speaks with Ted Kennedy at the 2007 State of the Union address. Kennedy would endorse Obama over Hillary Clinton a year later. (Mannie Garcia / AFP / Getty)

Then Sen. Barack Obama speaks with Ted Kennedy at the 2007 State of the Union address. Kennedy would endorse Obama over Hillary Clinton a year later. (Mannie Garcia / AFP / Getty)