US Senator Ted Kennedy Dies After Battle with Cancer

(26 August 09-RV) US President Barack Obama today paid tribute to US Sen. Edward M. Kennedy calling him a colleague, counselor and friend who etched his place in history as a «singular figure» on the American political landscape. Tributes from world leaders poured in, particularly from Britain and Ireland, in recognition of Kennedy's role in the Northern Ireland peace process who died late last night at his home on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77. He is survived by his children, Kara Ann, Edward junior and Patrick, and his wife, Victoria….