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Sat 08 Aug 2009Thousands queue in Boston to pay respects to Kennedy
TENS OF thousands of people filed past the coffin of US senator Edward Kennedy as he lay in repose at the John F Kennedy Memorial Library outside Boston yesterday, forming a queue outside more than a quarter of a mile long.
Members of the senator’s family, including his sister Jean Kennedy Smith, a former ambassador to Ireland, greeted mourners as they arrived at the library, sometimes after waiting for hours. A memorial service was due to be held at the library last night, with tributes led by vice-president Joe Biden and Mr Kennedy’s niece Caroline Kennedy planning to make closing remarks.
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