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| Thousands mourn Kennedy in Boston | Thousands mourn Kennedy in Boston |
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| Thousands of people have gathered for a second day in Boston to bid farewell to Edward Kennedy as his body lies in the John F Kennedy Presidential Library. | Thousands of people have gathered for a second day in Boston to bid farewell to Edward Kennedy as his body lies in the John F Kennedy Presidential Library. |
| Many people lined up before the doors opened to view the flag-draped coffin of the long-serving US senator, who died on Tuesday of brain cancer. | Many people lined up before the doors opened to view the flag-draped coffin of the long-serving US senator, who died on Tuesday of brain cancer. |
| President Barack Obama is to deliver a eulogy at his funeral Mass on Saturday. | President Barack Obama is to deliver a eulogy at his funeral Mass on Saturday. |
| He will be buried on Saturday at the Arlington National Cemetery near his brothers ex-president John and Robert. | He will be buried on Saturday at the Arlington National Cemetery near his brothers ex-president John and Robert. |
| Three days of ceremonies to commemorate Mr Kennedy began on Thursday with a private family Mass at the family property in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. | Three days of ceremonies to commemorate Mr Kennedy began on Thursday with a private family Mass at the family property in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. |
| Death leaves no clear heir In pictures: Kennedy ceremonies | Death leaves no clear heir In pictures: Kennedy ceremonies |
| His body was then driven in a long procession to Boston along roads lined with thousands of mourners - some waving American flags, others holding up signs that read "Thank you Teddy". | His body was then driven in a long procession to Boston along roads lined with thousands of mourners - some waving American flags, others holding up signs that read "Thank you Teddy". |
| The library was kept open until 0200 (0600 GMT) to allow more than 20,000 people to file past the coffin, placed before a large window overlooking Boston harbour. | The library was kept open until 0200 (0600 GMT) to allow more than 20,000 people to file past the coffin, placed before a large window overlooking Boston harbour. |
| Senator Kennedy's widow Vicki and other members of the family shook hands with the mourners. | Senator Kennedy's widow Vicki and other members of the family shook hands with the mourners. |
| "We just wanted to pay our respects and say thanks for all he has done," Trisha McLaughlin said. | "We just wanted to pay our respects and say thanks for all he has done," Trisha McLaughlin said. |
| 'Extraordinary good' | 'Extraordinary good' |
| After the public have paid their respects in Boston, there will be an invitation-only memorial service at the JFK library on Friday evening. | After the public have paid their respects in Boston, there will be an invitation-only memorial service at the JFK library on Friday evening. |
| President Barack Obama is expected to address a funeral Mass for Mr Kennedy at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston on Saturday, before his burial that evening. | President Barack Obama is expected to address a funeral Mass for Mr Kennedy at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston on Saturday, before his burial that evening. |
| Mr Kennedy's death on Tuesday prompted a flood of tributes from across the US and around the world. | Mr Kennedy's death on Tuesday prompted a flood of tributes from across the US and around the world. |
| In the US, Mr Kennedy's death has been seen as the end of an era. | In the US, Mr Kennedy's death has been seen as the end of an era. |
| The charismatic senator had long been the leader of one of America's great political dynasties, following the assassinations of his brothers in 1963 and 1968. | The charismatic senator had long been the leader of one of America's great political dynasties, following the assassinations of his brothers in 1963 and 1968. |
| In a televised tribute on Wednesday, Mr Obama said Mr Kennedy had achieved "extraordinary good" and was "one of the most accomplished Americans ever to serve our democracy". | In a televised tribute on Wednesday, Mr Obama said Mr Kennedy had achieved "extraordinary good" and was "one of the most accomplished Americans ever to serve our democracy". |
| But others have noted that his legacy of public service was counter-balanced by heavy drinking in his early years - and the death of a female companion, Mary Jo Kopechne, in 1969 when he drove off a bridge at Chappaquiddick in Massachusetts and fled the scene. | But others have noted that his legacy of public service was counter-balanced by heavy drinking in his early years - and the death of a female companion, Mary Jo Kopechne, in 1969 when he drove off a bridge at Chappaquiddick in Massachusetts and fled the scene. |